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Integumentary System
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| pil/o | hair |
| trich/o | hair |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| squam/o | scale |
| onych/o (ah-knee-co) | nail |
| ungu/o (ung-ya) | nail |
| seb/o | oil |
| sebace/o | oil |
| kerato- | hardness/horniness |
| xero- | dryness |
| crypto- | hidden |
| leuko- | whiteness |
| erythro- | redness |
| xantho- | yellowness |
| melano- | blackness |
| dermatalgia | skin pain |
| dermatodynia | skin pain |
| pruritus | an itch |
| urticaria | swollen, raised, itchy areas of skin |
| seborrhea | discharge of oil (sebum) |
| xerosis | condition of dryness |
| macerate | to soften the skin |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
| anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
| depigmentation | loss of pigmentation |
| hypermelanosis | excessive melanin in the skin |
| alopecia | baldness |
| hypertrichosis | excessive hair growth |
| comedo | hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (whitehead, blackhead) |
| dermatolysis | loose skin |
| hematohidrosis | sweating blood |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin |
| rhytidermia | wrinkled skin |
| onychophagia | eating or biting nails |
| hypomelanosis | diminished melanin in the skin |
| a description of rash includes: | 1. location 2. size 3. color 4. texture 5. filling |
| centrifugal | rash starts in the middle and works its way out |
| centripetal | rashes that spread outside inward |
| <1cm bump | papules |
| >1cm bump | nodules |
| plaques | large and flat "bumps" |
| tumor | large solid masses |
| vesicles | <1cm and filled with clear fluid |
| bullae | >1cm and filled with clear fluid |
| pustules | filled with pus |
| abscesses | large pustule |
| macules | freckles (small flat spots) |
| patches | large macules |
| cherry angioma | a small blood vessel tumor (raised) |
| telangiectasia | spider veins (the over expansion of an end of a blood vessel)(flat) |
| petechiae | small bruise |
| ecchymosis | a large bruise |
| skin biopsy | removal of tissue in order to view it with your own two eyes |
| excisional biopsy | removal of part of a lesion |
| shave | sliced off with a blade for biopsy |
| punch | punched out with a tool similar to a hole puncher for biopsy |
| cicatrix | scar |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| nevus | mole |
| dysplastic nevus | a mole with bad changes/formations (often precancerous) |
| verruca | wart |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity: growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to |
| Bx | biopsy: removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own two eyes) |
| excisional biopsy | removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out) |
| incisional biopsy | removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into it) |
| dermatoscope | instrument used to look at the skin |
| dermoscopy | procedure for looking at the skin |
| adipocele | a hernia filled with fatty tissue |
| dermatofibroma | a fibrous skin tumor |
| erythrocyanosis | a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin |
| keratogenic | causing horny tissue development |
| keratosis | horny tissue condition |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| pachyderma | tough skin |
| steatoma | a fatty tumor |
| xanthoma | a yellow tumor |
| onychia | a nail condition |
| onychocryptosis | an ingrown nail |
| onycholysis | the loss of a nail |
| onychomalacia | abnormal softening of a nail |
| onychopathy | nail disease |
| onychophagia | chronic habit of biting your nails |
| paronychia | a condition of the tissue around a nail |
| decubitus ulcer | bed sore |
| dermatosis | skin condition |
| dermopathy | skin disease |
| hypertrichosis | excessive hair growth |
| postpartum alopecia | baldness experienced by women after pregnancy |
| atopic dermatitis | a chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching (eczema) |
| ichthyosis | a condition in the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales |
| psoriasis | a skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin |
| sclerodermatitis | inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening |
| xanthosis | yellowing of skin |
| scleronychia | thickening and hardening of the nails |
| basal cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of basal skin cells |
| malignant melanoma | a harmful tumor of melanin cells |
| squamous cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells |
| actinic keratosis | horny skin condition caused by sun exposer |
| hidradenoma | tumor of the sweat gland |
| mycosis | a fungal infection |
| dermatomycosis | a fungal skin condition |
| mycodermatitis | inflammation of the skin cause by fungus |
| onychomycosis | a fungal condition of the nail |
| tinea | a fungal condition often referred to as "ringworm" due to its circular appearance |
| trichomycosis | a fungal condition of the hair |
| acne vulgaris | inflammation of the skin follicles (common acne) |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of the sweat glands |
| impetigo | a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| onychodystrophy | poor nourishment (and development) of the nail |
| actinic dermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposer |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| seborrheic dermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil (sebum) |
| steatitis | inflammation of fat tissue |
| epidermal | pertaining to the skin |
| intradermal | pertaining to inside the skin |
| hypodermic | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| percutaneous | pertaining to through the skin |
| transdermal | pertaining to through the skin |
| topical | applied directly to the skin |
| chemosurgery | removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals |
| cryosurgery | destruction of tissue through freezing |
| chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals |
| dermabrasion | rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin |
| electrocauterization | using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it |
| electrodesiccation | using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it |
| incision and drainage | I&D: to cut into wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain |
| lipectomy | removal of fatty tissue |
| liposuction | removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum |
| onychectomy | removal of a nail |
| onychotomy | incision into a nail |
| rhytidoplasty | reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
| xenograft | skin transplant taken from a species other than the pt's |
| homograft | skin transplant taken from another of the pt's same species |
| autograft | skin transplant taken from another part of the pt's body |
| antipruritic | drug that prevents itching |
| antibiotic | a drug that opposes growth of microorganisms |
| anesthetic | a drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
| antiseptic | a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing organisms |
| antihistamine | a drug that opposes effect of histamine |
| ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| AK | actinic keratosis |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| derm | dermatology |
| ID | intradermal |
| SC | subcutaneous |
| SQ | subcutaneous |
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