Chapter 4 Integumentary Stystem Flashcards
Integumentary System
The body covering, i.e., skin, hair, and nails
Adip
Fat
Cutane
Skin
Derm(at)
Skin
Hist
Tissue
Kerat
Hard
Mast
Breast
Melan
Black
Necr
Death (of cells, etc.)
Onych
Nail
Alopec/ia
Alopec: Baldness
ia: condition of
Hair Loss
Cellul/itis
Cellul: Cells
itis: inflammation
Infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Dermat/itis
Dermat: Skin
itis: inflammation
Inflammation of the skin
Dermat/o/mycosis
dermat: skin
mycosis: fungal infection
Fungal infection of the skin
Dia/phoresis
Dia: across or through
phoresis: transmission
Excessive Sweating
dys/kerat/osis
dys: away or out
kerat: hard
osis: abnormal condition
Abnormal keratin formation in the epidermis
Ec/zema
Ec: away or out
zema: eruption
Chronic skin inflammation
Epi/dermis
Epi: upon
dermis: skin
Top layer of skin
Kerat/osis
kerat: hard
osis: increase
Increased hardness
melan/oma
Melan: black
oma: tumor
Black tumor
Onych/mycosis
Onych: Nail
mycosis: fungal infection
Fungal infection of the nails
Pachy/derma
Pachy: Heavy/ thick
derma: skin
Abnormal thickness of skin
Sub/cutane/ous
Sub: Below or under
cutane: skin
ous: pertaining to
Beneath the skin
Trans/derm/al
Trans: Across or through
derm: skin
al: pertaining to
Through the skin
