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Medical Terminology
Unit 2- Integumentary System Word Building Assignment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pertaining to skin | cutaneous |
| adenoma of the sweat glands | hidradenoma |
| below the armpit | submaxillary |
| stopping the growth of fungi | mycostasis |
| "goose flesh" hair elevated above the skin | piloerection |
| non-pigmented skin patches | leukoderma |
| specialist in treating skin diseases | dermatologist |
| localized pain in the skin | dermalgia |
| melanin forming cell | melanocyte |
| hardening of an organ or tissue | sclerosis |
| measure between opposite points across a surface | diameter |
| rough dry skin | xeroderma |
| fat cell | adipocyte |
| dry scaly skin condition | ichthyosis (ick-thee-osis) |
| long coarse eyebrows | trichomegaly |