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Integumentary System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| Dermatofibroma | fibrous tumor of the skin |
| Hidradenitis | inflammation of a sweat gland |
| Onychocryptosis | abnormal condition (growth) of horny tissue (keratin) |
| Onychomalacia | softening of the nails |
| Onychomycosis | abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails |
| Scleroderma | hard skin (chronic hardening or induration of the connective tissue of the skin and other organs) |
| Pachyderma | thickening of the skin |
| Xeroderma | dry skin (a mild form of a cutaneous disorder characterized by keratinization and noninflammatory scaling) |
| Erythroderma | red skin |
| Leukoderma | white/ pale skin |
| Onych/o | nail |
| Seb/o | sebum (oil) |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| aden/o | gland |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| myc/o | fungus |
| pachy/o | thick |
| rhytid/o | wrinkles |
| scler/o | hard |
| xer/o | dry, dryness |
| strept/o | twisted chains |