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Integumentary Term
Dermatology pt 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| epidermis | outermost layer |
| cutaneo / dermo/ dermato | skin |
| pilo/tricho | hair |
| dermis | middle layer |
| hidro | sweat |
| seb/ sebaceo | oil |
| onycho/unguo | nails |
| adipo/ lipo/ steato | fat |
| squamo | scale |
| crypto | hidden |
| kerato | hard/horny |
| xero | dry |
| xantho | yellow |
| erythro | red |
| leuko/ albo | white |
| melano | black |
| abrasion | scraping away from skin |
| albinism | lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white |
| alopecia | baldness |
| anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
| comedo | hair follicle that is plugged with sebum |
| cyanhidrosis | blue sweat |
| depigmentation | loss of pigmentation |
| dermatalgia | skin pain |
| dermatodynia | skin pain |
| dermatolysis | loose skin |
| erythema | redness |
| erythroderma | red skin |
| hemathidrosis | sweating blood |
| hidrpolesis | the formation of sweat |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
| hyperkerotosis | excessive growth of horny skin |
| hypermelanosis | excessive melanin in the skin |
| hyperpigmentation | excessive pigment in the skin |
| leukoderma | white skin |
| macerate | to soften the skin |
| onychophagia | eating or biting the nails |
| pruritus | an itch |
| rhytidermia | wrinkled skin |
| seboplesis | formation of oil |
| seborrhea | discharge of oil |
| trichomegaly | abnormally thick hair |
| urticarla | swollen raised itchy areas of the skin |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| xerosis | condition of dryness |