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Medical Terminology
Integumentary system/dermatology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| demat/o | skin |
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| trich/o | hair |
| pil/o | hair |
| sebace/o | oil |
| seb/o | oil |
| pachy/o | thick |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| alb/o | white |
| leuk/o | white |
| erythr/o | red |
| melan/o | black |
| xanthr/o | yellow |
| cyan/o | blue |
| xer/o | dry |
| squam/o | scale |
| abrasion | a scraping away of skin |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus in body |
| acne vulgaris | common acne, an inflammation of the skin follicles |
| actinic dermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure |
| actinic keratosis | horny skin condition cause by sun exposure |
| adipocele | a hernia filled with fatty tissue |
| albinism | lack of pigment in skin causing a patient to look white |
| albino | a person affected by albinism |
| allograph/homograph | skin transplant taken from another member of the patient's species (homo-same species/ allo-another person) |
| alopecia | baldness |
| anesthetic | a drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
| anhidrosis | lack of sweat |
| antibiotic | a drug that destroys or opposes the growth of microorganisms |
| antihistamine | a drug that opposes the effects of histamine |
| antipruritic | a drug that prevents or relieves itching |
| antiseptic | a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting flesh) by killing microorganisms |
| atopic dermatitis | an unusual inflammation of the skin (atopic - not in the right place) |
| autograft | skin transplant taken from a different place on the patient's body |
| basil cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of basal skin cells |
| biopsy | removal of tissue in order to examine it |
| bulla | a larger blister (latin for bubble) |
| chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals |
| chemosurgery | removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals |
| cherry angioma | a small blood vessel tumor |
| cicatrix (plural - cicatrices) | a scar |
| comedo | a hari follicle plugged with sebum (black or white head) |
| crust | dried substance on skin |
| cryosurgery | destruction of tissue by freezing |
| culture and sensitivity | growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to |
| cyanidrosis | blue sweat |
| decutius ulcer | bed sore |
| depigmentation | loss of skin pigmentation |
| dermabrasion | rubbing or scrapping away the outer surface of skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of skin |
| dermatolysis | loss of skin |
| dermatomycosis | a fungal skin condition |
| dermascope | instrument for looking at the skin |
| dermatosis | skin condition |
| dermopathy | skin disease |
| dermoscopy | procedure for looking at skin |
| dysplastic nevus | a mole with bad changes/formations (often precancerous) |
| ecchymosis | a larger bruise (greek for to pour out) |
| eczema | a red itchy rash that may weep or ooze, then become crusted or scaly |
| electrocauterization | using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it |
| electrodesiccation | using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it |
| epidermal | pertaining to the skin |
| epidermal tumor | tumors on the skin |
| erosion | loss of skin |
| erythema | redness |
| erythrocynaosis | a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin |
| erythromderma | red skin |
| excisional biopsy | removal of an entire lesion for examination |
| excoriation | a scratch |
| First degree burn | a burn affecting only the epidermis or superficial layer of skin |
| Second degree burn | a burn affecting the epidermis and dermis |
| Third degree burn | a deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer |
| fourth degree burn | a deep burn affecting not just all layers of skin but also underlying tissues like muscle, fascia or bone |
| fissure | a crack in the skin |
| hemathidrosis | sweating blood |
| heterograft(xenograft) | skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient's (hetero- different species and xeno- foreign species) |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of the sweat glands |
| hidradenoma | tumor of the sweat glands |
| hidropoliesis | the formation of sweat |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
| hyperkeratosis | excessive growth of horny skin |
| hypermelanosis | excessive melanin in the skin |
| hyperpigmentation | excessive pigmentation in the skin |
| hypodermia | pertaining to under the skin |
| hypohidrosis | diminished sweating |
| hypomelanosis | diminished melanin in the skin |
| hypopigmentation | diminished pigmentation in the skin |
| ichthyosis | a condition of skin that is dry and scaly resembling fish scales |
| impetigo | a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin(latin for to attack) |
| incision and drainage (I&D) | to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain |
| incisional biopsy | removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into) |
| intradermal | pertaining to inside the skin |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| keatogenic | causing horny tissue development |
| leukoderma | white skin |
| lipectomy | removal of fatty tissue |
| liposuction | removal of fatty tissue with a vacuum |
| macerate | to soften the skin (latin for make soft) |
| macule | small, flat discolored area, freckle |
| malignant cutaneous neoplasm | a harmful new formation of the skin tissue(skin cancer) |
| malignant melanoma | a harmful tumor of the melanin cell |
| mycodermatitis | inflammation of the skin cause by fungus |
| mycosis | a fungal condition |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| nevus | a mole (latin for birthmark or mole) |
| nodule | a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| onychectomy | remove a nail |
| onychia | a nail condition |
| onychocryptosis | an ingrown nail |
| onychodystophy | poor nourishment(development) of the nail |
| onycholysis | loss of a nail |
| onychomalacia | abnormal softening of a nail |
| onychomycosis | fungal condition of the nail |
| onychopathy | nail disease |
| onycho |
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