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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| androgen | male hormone |
| ductule | very small duct |
| homeostasis | tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state |
| synthesize | combining or bringing together |
| epidermis | outermost layer on skin |
| stratra | several sublayers |
| strantum corneum | outermost layer of epidermis |
| basal layer | deepest layer of epidermis |
| keretin | hard protien material found in epidermis |
| melancytes | produces melanin |
| albino | white |
| dermis | inner layer of skin |
| corium | dermis |
| sebaceous | greasy secreting sebum |
| sudoriferous | pertaining to sweat |
| subcantaneous layer | deepest layer of skin |
| hypodermis | storage repository for fat |
| adipose | fat tissue |
| suboriferous glands | sweat glands |
| sebaceous glands | oil glands |
| exocrine glands | glands that secrete substances |
| axilae | armpits |
| sebum | oily secretion of the sebaceous glands |
| hair follicle | small tubular cavity |
| papilla | nipple |
| hair shaft | portion of hair that portects |
| nail root | fold of skin |
| nailbed | porition of living skin |
| nail body | visible portion of the nail |
| lunla | light colored hald moon at the base of the nail |
| apid/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| sudor/o | profuse sweating |
| itchy/o | scaly dry |
| kerat/o | horny tissue hard cornea |
| melan | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| pil/o | hair |
| trich/o | hair or hairlike |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| oma | tumor mass |
| sub | under |
| ous | full of |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| hypo | under below |
| ic | pertaining to |
| aden | gland |
| itis | inflamation of |
| esis | condition |
| malacia | softening |
| al | pertaining to |
| nid | nest |
| pathy | disease condition |
| rrhea | flow discharge |
| ous | full of |
| derma | skin |
| cyte | cell |
| py | pus |
| pyoderma | inflatary pus |
| logist | one who studies |
| logy | study of |
| therapy | treatment |
| cry/o | cold |
| an | without |
| hidr | sweat |
| epi | above |
| derm | skin |
| is | ending |
| homo | same |
| dermatology | study of skin |
| dermologist | doctor who treats skin |
| localized | limit to definite area part |
| systemic | pertaining to the whole body |
| primary skin lessons | macules |
| pathologically | flat or evelated |
| second skin lessons | scratching tramua |
| cuticle | waxy covering of the surface |
| nail root | fold of skin |
| lunla | light colored half- moon |
| nail body | visible portion of the nail |
| nail | onych/o |
| basal layer | deepest layer |