| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| albin/o | white |
| caus/o | burn, burning |
| cauter/o | heat, burn |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dermo/o, dermat/o | skin |
| diaphor/o | profuse sweating |
| erythem/o, erythemat/o | redness |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | scaly, dry |
| kerat/o | hard, horny tissue |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus (fungi include yeasts, molds, and mushrooms) |
| onych/o | nail |
| phyt/o | plant |
| pil/o | hair, hair follicle |
| py/o | pus |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| seb/o | sebum |
| squam/o | scale-like |
| steat/o | fat |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| albin/o | white |
| anthrac/o | black, coal |
| chlor/o | green |
| cirrh/o | tawny yellow |
| cyan/o | blue |
| eosin/o | rosy |
| erythr/o | red |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| leuk/o | white |
| lute/o | yellow |
| melan/o | black |
| poli/o | grey |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| Albino | person with skin deficient pigment (melanin) |
| Apocrine Sweat Gland | One of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas. It secretes sweat that, in action with bacteria, is responsible for human body odor |
| Basal | Deepest region of the epidermis;it gives rise to all the epidermis cells |
| Collagen | Structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue |
| Cuticle | Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate |
| Dermis | Middle layer of the skin |
| Eccrine Sweat Gland | Most numerous sweat producing exocrine gland in the skin |
| epidermis | outermost layer of the skin |
| hair follicle | sac within which each hair grows |
| integumentary system | the skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails |
| keratin | hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails, keratin means horn and commonly found in the horns of animals |
| lipocyte | a fat cell |
| lunula | the half moon shaped, whitish area at the base of the nail |
| melain | major skin pigment. It is formd by melanocytes in the epidermis |
| paronychium | soft tissue surrounding the nail border |
| pore | tiny opening on the surface of the skin |
| sebaccous gland | oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicle |
| sebum | oily substance secreted by sebaceuos glands |
| squamous epithemlium | flat, scale like cells composing the epidermis |
| stratified | arranged inlayers |
| stratum | a layer of cells |
| stratum corneum | outermost layer of epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized (horny) cells |
| subcutaneous layer | innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue |
| crust | collection of dried serum and cellular debris |
| cyst | thick walled,closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semi-solid material |
| erosion | wearing away or lost of epidermis |
| fissure | groove or crack like sore |
| macule | discolored (often reddened) flat lesion |
| nodule | solid round or oval elevated lesion more than one cm in diameter |
| papule | small less than 1cm in diameter, solid elevation of the skin…pimple |
| polyp | benign growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane |
| pustule | small elevation of the skin containing pus |
| ulcer | open sore on the skin or mucous membrane within the body |
| vesicle | small collection of clear fluid (serum;blister) |
| wheal | smooth, slightly elevated area that is redder or paler than surrounding skin |
| alopecia | absence of hair from areas wear it normally grows |
| ecchymosis | bluish mark or bruise on the skin |
| pelechia | small pinpoint hemorrhage |
| pruritus | itching |
| urticaria aka hives | acute allergic reaction in which red round wheals develop on the skin |
| acne | chronic papular and pustular eruption of the skin with increase production of sebum |
| burns | injury to tissue due to heat contact |
| cellulitis | diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain and swelling |
| eczema | inflammatory skin disease with erythematous papulovesicular lesions |
| exanthematous viral disease | rash (exanthema) of the skin due to viral infection |
| gangrene | death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply |
| impetigo | bacteria inflammtory skin disease characterized by vesicle pustules and crusted over lesions |
| psoriasis | chronic recurrent dermatosis marked by itching scaly red plaques covered by silvery gray scales |
| scabies | contagious parasitic skin infection with intense pruritis |
| scleroderma | chronic progressive skin disease with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue |
| systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) | CHRONIC AUTOIMMUNE INFLAMMATORY DISEASE OF COLLAGEN IN SKIN JOINTS AND INTEGRAL ORGANS |
| tinea | infection of skin caused by fungus |
| vitiligo | loss of pigment in areas of skin |
| callus | increased growth of cells in keratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or frictiion |
| keliod | hypertrophied thickened scar occuring after trauma or surgical incision |
| keratosis | thickened reddening area of epidermis associated with aging or skin damage |
| leukoplakia | white thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek |
| nevus | pigmented lesion of the skin |
| verruca | epidermal growth (wart) caused by a virus |
| basal cell carcinoma | malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis |
| squamous cell carcinoma | malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells of the epidermis |
| Malignat melanoma | cancerous growth composed of melanocytes |