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Chapter 3
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o/lip/o/steat/o | fat |
| cutaneo/derm/o | skin |
| pil/o/trich/o | hair |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| squam/o | scale |
| onych/o/ungu/o | nail |
| seb/o/sebace/o | oil |
| kerato | hardness or horniness |
| xero | dryness |
| leuko | whiteness |
| erythro | redness |
| xantho | yellowiness |
| melano | blackness |
| depigmentation | loss of the pigment |
| hypermelanosis | darkening of the skin |
| hypertrichosis | too much hair |
| cyan | blue |
| hyper | over |
| hypo | under |
| macule/macula | freckle |
| patch | larger flat discolored area |
| papule | small solid mass |
| plaque | a small mass on the surface of the skin |
| nodule | a small mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| tumor | larger solid mass |
| vesicle | smaller blister |
| fissure | a crack in the skin |
| scale | skin flaking of |
| excoriation | a scratch |
| erosion | loss of skin |