| A | B |
|---|
| adip/o, lip/o, steat/o | fat |
| derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o | skin |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hist/o, histi/o | tissue |
| kerat/o | hard |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| plas/o | formation |
| purpur/o | purple |
| scler/o | hard |
| seb/o | sebum (oil) |
| squam/o | scale |
| trich/o | hair |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| epithelium | cells covering external and internal surfaces of the body |
| epidermis | thin outer layer of the skin |
| squamous cell layer | flat, scale-like epithelial cells comprising the outermost epidermis |
| basal layer | deepest layer of epidermis |
| melanocyte | cell in the basal layer that gives color to the skin |
| melanin | dark brown to black pigment contained in melanocytes |
| dermis | dense, fibrous connective tissue layer of the skin also known as corium |
| sebaceous glands | oil glands in the skin |
| sebum | oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands |
| suboriferous glands | sweat glands |
| subcutaneous layer | connective and adipose tissue layer just under the dermis |
| collagen | protein substance in skin and connective tissue |
| hair | outgrowth of the skin composed of keratin |
| nail | outgrowth of the skin, composed of keratin, at the end of each finger and toe |
| keratin | hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair and nails |
