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CHAPTER 5 MED TERRMM
fill in assignment for chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| androgen | generic term for an agent that stimulates development of male characteristics |
| ductule | very small duct |
| homeostasis | state of equilibrium of the internal environment of the body despite changes in the external environment |
| synthesize | forming a complex substance by the union of simpler compounds or elements |
| sub layers | strata, stratum corneum, basal layer which is the deepest layer |
| keratin | cells have been sloughed off, they die and become filled with a hard protein material |
| melanocytes | produce a black pigment called melanin |
| melanin | provides a protective barrier from the damaging effects of the sun's ultraviolet radiation, which can cause skin cancer |
| albino | marked deficiency of pigment the eyes, hair and skin |
| dermis | also called corium, lies directly beneath the epidermis. composed of living tissue, and contains numbers capillaries, lymphatic vessels and nerves endings |
| sebaceous | oil glands |
| sudoriferous | sweat glands |
| subcutaneous | hypodermis, binds the dermis to underlying structures. Composed primarily of loose connective tissue and adipose fat interlaced with blood vessels. |
| adipose | fat |
| axillae | armpits |
| sebum | oily secretion |
| hair shaft | the part that is embedded in the dermis is the hair root. |
| hair follicle | The root together, with its coverings, forms the hair follicle |
| papilla | At the bottom of the follicle is a loop of capillaries enclosed in a covering |
| nail root | composed of keratinized, stratified, squamous epithelial cells, producing a very tough covering. |
| nailbed | as the nail grows, it stays attached and slides forward over the layer of epithelium |
| nail body | appears pink because of the underlying vascular tissue |
| lunula | region where new growth occurs |
| blood, lymphatic and immune | skin is the first line of defense against invasion of pathogens into the body |
| cardiovascular | cutaneous blood vessels dilate and constrict to help regulate body temperature |
| digestive | skin absorbs vitamin D, which is needed for intestinal absorption of calcium |
| endocrine | the subcutaneous layer of the skin stores adipose tissue when insulin secretions cause excess carbohydrate intake to be stored as fat. |
| female reproductive | subcutaneous receptors provide pleasurable sensations associated with sexual behavior |
| male reproductive | receptors in the skin respond to sexual stimuli |
| musculoskeletal | receptors in the skin respond to sexual stimuli |
| nervous | cutaneous receptors detect stimuli related to touch, pain, pressure, and temperature |
| respiratory | skin temperature may influence respiratory rate. |
| urinary | skin provides an alternative route for excreting salts and nitrogenous wastes in the form of perspiration |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| sudor/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | dry, scaly |
| keratin/o | hard; cornea |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| pil/o | hair |
| trich/o | hair |
| scler/o | hardening |
| seb/o | sebum |
| squam/o | scale |
| xen/o | foreign |
| xer/o | dry |
| cyte | cell |
| derma | skin |
| logist | specialist in the study of |
| logy | study of |
| therapy | treatment |
| an | without, not |
| epi | above, upon |
| homo | same |
| dermatologist | physician who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases |
| dermatology | medical specialty concerned with diseases that directly affect the skin and systemic diseases that manifest their effects on the skin |
| lesions | arrears of tissue that have been pathologically altered by injury, wound or infection |
| localized | definite area |
| systemic | all throughout the body |
| adiposis | abnormal condition of fat |
| lipoma | fat tumor |
| steatitis | inflammation of fat |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to below the skin |
| dermatoplasty | surgical repair of the skin |
| hypodermic | pertaining to under below the skin |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of the sweat gland |
| sudoresis | condition of sweating |
| ichthyosis | abnormal condition of dry and scaly |
| keratosis | abnormal condition of thickened area of the epidermis or any hard growth on the skin, such as callus or warts |
| melanoma | black tumor |
| dermatomycosis | condition of skin fungus |
| onychomalacia | softening of the nail |
| ungual | pertaining to the nail |
| pilonidal | pertaining to the hair nest |
| trichopathy | disease of the hair |
| scleroderma | hardening of the skin |
| seborrhea | discharge of the sebum gland |
| squamos | pertaining to the scale |
| xenograft | temporary graft to protect the patient against infection and fluid loss |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| lipocyte | fat cell |
| pyoderma | skin pus |
| pyo | pus |
| cry/o | cold |
| cryotherapy | cold treatment |
| anhidrosis | condition of not sweating |
| epidermis | upper part of skin |
| homograft | same transplantation |
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