integumentary/o-
skin
cutane/o-
skin
-ous
pertaining to
cut/i-
skin
derm/o-
skin
dermat/o-
skin
derm/o-
skin
Epidermis
outermost layer of skin, ketatin, a hard, fibroud protein
epi-
upon
melanin
a dark brwon or black pigment/chemical subs
Suntan
increase sun UV rays= excessive/incresase melanin
Sunburn
prolong sun exposure= decrease melanin absorption
sebum
fat
sudor/i-
sweat
fer/o-
to bear
piloerection
goose bump, erector muscles at the base of the hair follicle
Pil/o-
hair
erect/o-
to stand up
Ecchymosis
a 3 cm in diameter or larger area of hemorrhage under the skin
Ecchym/o-
blood in tissues
contusion
bleeding of any size under the skin bruising
hematoma
elevated collection of blood under the skin
hemat/o-
blood
-oma
tumor, mass
Exudate
oozing fluid
dermat/o-
skin
Pruritis
itchy skin
Xeroderma
dry skin
xer/o-
dry
-derma
skin
Jaundice
assoc with liver disease-bile not filtering
cyanotic
nail bed’s blood vessels have lack of oxygen in the tissues
necrosis
poor blood flow
Vitiligo
Melanocytes are destroyed
striae
irregular areas of skin that look like bands, stripes, or lines
Callus
a thicken, wide elevated pad on the epidermis layer
corn
a callus with a hard central area
There is pain and inflamamation of the deeper skin tissues. ex. little toe
Keloid
scar that continues to grow until it is larger than the original injury abnormally large scar
Cicatrix
fibroud tisue that replaces injured skin tissue
Cellulitis
inflammation/infection of the connective tissue and muscle
cellul/o-
cell
Psoriasis
overproduction of excessive amounts of epidermal cells
psor/o-
itching
-iasis
state of
seb/o-
sebum (oil)
-rrhea
flow, discharge
Anhidrosis
lack of sweating
hidr/o-
sweat
an-
without, not
Diaphoresis
sweating profuse
Hirsutism
presence of excessive hair on caused by hypersecretion of testosterone
hirsut/o-
hairy
-ism
process
Schizotrichia
condition of split hair
schiz/o-
split
trich/o-
hair
Excisional Biopsy
use of a scapel to remove an entier large lesion
Incisional Biopsy
use of a scalpel to make an incision to remove part of a large lesion
Punch Biopsy
use of a circular metal cutter to remove a plugged core that includes the epidermis, dermis, and subcu
shave biopsy
use of a scepel/razor blade to shave off a lesion in the epidermis/dermis