Chapter 4 Integumentary C Terms

Question 1

Dermatologist

Answer 1

Physician who studies and treats skin diseases

Question 2

Dermatology

Answer 2

Study of skin, diagnosis and treat skin diseases

Question 3

Epidermal

Answer 3

Pertaining to upon the skin

Question 4

Erythroderma

Answer 4

Red skin, abnormal redness of the skin

Question 5

Hypodermic

Answer 5

Pertaining to under the skin

Question 6

Intradermal

Answer 6

Pertaining to within the skin

Question 7

Keratogenic

Answer 7

Originating in horny tissue

Question 8

Necrosis

Answer 8

Abnormal condition of death, cells and tissue die because of disease

Question 9

Percutaneous

Answer 9

Pertaining to through the skin

Question 10

Staphylococcus, staphylococci is plural, staph

Answer 10

Berry shaped bacterium in grape like clusters, these bacteria cause many skin diseases

Question 11

Streptococcus, streptococci plural, strep

Answer 11

Berry shaped bacterium in twisted chains

Question 12

Subcutaneous

Answer 12

Pertaining to under the skin

Question 13

Transdermal

Answer 13

Pertaining to through the skin

Question 14

Ungual

Answer 14

Pertaining to the nail

Question 15

Xanthoderma

Answer 15

Yellow skin, jaundice