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Integumentary System

Roots and Terms

TermDefinition
fat adip; lip; steat
skin cutane; derm; dermato
hair pil; trich
sweat hidr
scale squam
nail onych; ugu
oil seb; sebace
hidden crypt
hard kerat
dry xer
yellow xanth
red erythr
white leuk; alb
black melan
abrasion scraping away of skin
anhidrosis lack of sweating
comedo a plugged hair follicle
cyandirosis blue sweat
dermatalgia skin pain
dermatodynia skin pain
dermatolysis loose skin
erythema redness
hemathidrosis sweating blood
hyperhidrosis excessive sweating
macerate to soften the skin
oncychophagia biting nails
pruritus an itch
rhythidermia wrinkled skin
sebopolesis formation of oil
tricomegaly thick hair
xanthodermia yellow skin
xeroderma dry skin
xerosis dry condition
macule; macula small, flat, discolored area
patch a large, flat, discolored area
papule a small solid mass
plaque a solid mass on the surface of the skin
nodule a solid mass depper in the skin
tumor a large solid mass
vesicle a small blister
pustule a pus filled blister
erosion loss of skin
ulcer a sore
excoriation a scratch
fissure crack in skin
vascular lesion blood vessel wound
petechia a small bruise
ecchymosis a large bruise
nevus mole
verruca wart
onychocryptosis an ingrown nail
oncycholysis nail loss
onychomalacia softening of nail
pachyderma tough skin
steatoma a fatty tumor
xanthoma a yellow tumor
decubitus ulcer bed sore
atopic dermatitis itchy, dry skin inflammation
hypertrichosis excessive growth of hair
ichthyosis dry and scaly skin
acne vulgaris inflammation of skin follicles
dermatomycosis a fungal skin condition
hidradenitis inflammation of sweat glands
onychodystrophy poor nourishment of the nail
steatitis inflammation of fat tissue
antipruitic a drug that prevents/relieves itching
ABCDE asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
AK actinic keratosis
Bx biopsy
C&S culture and sensitivity
Created by: JRobey
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