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CHAP 3

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Epidermis Made up of squamous cells
Dermis Made up of a few cells and many thick fibers Strong and flexible Contains hair follicles, nerves, and glands
Hair follicles Hold the hair into the dermis Nourish the hair
Nerves Detect pressure, temperature, and pain
Glands Sweat glands release sweat Sebaceous glands secrete sebum (oil)
Nails Protect fingers and toes
Fat Adip/o Lip/o Steat/o
Skin Cutane/o Derm/o Dermat/o
Hair Pil/o Trich/o
Sweat Hidr/o
Scale Squam/o
Nail Onych/o Ungu/o
Oil Seb/o Sebace/o
Hyper/hidr/o/sis condition of excessive sweat production
Hypo/hidr/o/sis condition of little sweat production
Onych/algia painful nail
Sub/ungu/al pertaining to below the nail
squamous layer scaly layer; the epidermis is made of squamous cells
Sebo/lith stone made of oil
Pilo/sebace/ous pertaining to the hair’s oil glands
Unusual skin texture Kerato-means hardness or horniness Xero-means dryness Crypto-means hidden
Unusual skin color leuko- means whiteness erythro- means redness xantho- means yellowness melano- means blackness
dermatalgia/dermatodynia painful
pruritus an itch
urticaria hives
Sebo/rrhea discharge of oil
Xero/sis condition of dryness
macerate to soften the skin
hyperhidrosis condition of excessive sweating
anhidrosis condition of lack of sweating
de/pigmentation loss of pigmentation
hyper/melanosis condition of darkening of the skin
alopecia hair loss
Hyper/trich/o/sis condition of too much hair
comedo a plugged hair follicle; also known as a white head or black head
macerate to soften the skin
urticaria swollen, raised itchy areas of the skin
Dermat/algia and dermat/o/dynia both mean skin pain
Dermat/o/lysis loose skin; often seen with a great amount of weight loss
Hemat/o/hidro/sis sweating blood
Xanth/o/derma condition of yellow skin
Rhyti/dermia wrinkled skin
Onych/o/phagia eating or biting the nails
Hypo/melan/o/sis condition of diminished melanin in the skin
Created by: lourdes08
 

 



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