| A | B |
|---|
| albino | white |
| bio | life |
| cryo | cold |
| cutaneo | skin |
| cyano | blue |
| dermo | skin |
| dermato | skin |
| diaphoro | profuse sweating |
| electro | electricity |
| erythro | red |
| hidro | sweat |
| ichthyo | scaly,dry |
| kerato | hard, horny |
| leuko | white |
| lipo | fat |
| melano | black |
| myco | fungus |
| necro | death |
| onycho | nail |
| pilo | hair |
| photo | light |
| pyo | pus |
| rhytido | wrinkle |
| sclero | hard |
| sebo | oil |
| tricho | hair |
| unguo | nail |
| vesico | bladder |
| xero | dry |
| -derma | skin |
| -opsy | view of |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| allo- | other, different from usual |
| xeno- | strange, foreign |
| cutaneous membrane | skin |
| integument | skin |
| integumentary system | skin, sweat and sebaceous glands, hair, and nails |
| sebaceous gland | oil glands |
| sensory receptors | nerve fibers under the skin |
| sweat glands | maintain body temperature |
| dermis | between epidermis and subcutaneous tissue |
| abrasion | scraping of the skin's surface |
| cicatrix | scar |
| comedo | blackhead; hardened sebum in hair follocle |
| contusion | injury from a blow to the bosy |
| cyanosis | bluish tint to the skin |
| depigmentation | loss of normal skin color |
| dermatology | branch of medicine involving skin |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| ecchymosis | a bruise |
| erythema | flushing of the skin |
| eschar | thick, dead tissue over a burn |
| hirsuitism | excessive hair growth |
| hyperemia | red skin due to increased blood flow |
| hyperpigmentation | abnormal pigmentation in skin |
| keloid | raised scar after an injury |
| keratosis | thickening of the epidermis |
| lesion | abnormal skin injury |
| nevus | skin blemish (mole or birthmark) |
| pallor | abnormal paleness of the skin |
| petechiae | purple or red spots |
| photosensitivity | skin reaction to light |
| plastic surgery | surgical repair of the body |
| pruritus | severe itching |
| purpura | skin hemorrhages from fragile vessels |
| purulent | containing pus |
| strawberry hemangioma | collection of dilated blood vessels |
| suppurative | containing or producing pus |
| urticaria | hives; pale reddish wheals |
| verruca | warts |
| cellulitis | inflammation of connective tissue |
| decubitus ulcer | an open sore |
| dry gangrene | last stage of gangrene |
| eczema | superficial dermatitis |
| gangrene | tissue necrosis from deficient blood supply |
| ichthyosis | condition of dry, scaly skin |
| impetigo | infectious, bacterial skin infection |
| kaposi's sarcoma | form of skin cancer |
| malignant melanoma | dangerous form of skin cancer |
| pediculosis | infestation with lice |
| psoriasis | chronic inflammatory condition with papules |
| rubella | contagious, viral skin infection |
| scabies | contagious skin disease caused by mites |
| sebaceous cyst | oil-filled sac under the skin |
| squamous cell carcinoma | cancer of the skin |
| systemic lupus erythematosis | chronic connective-tissue disease |
| tinea | fungal skin disease |
| tinea capitis | fungal infection of the scalp |
| tinea pedis | fungal infection of the foot |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| BX, bx | biopsy |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| decub | decubitus ulcer |
| Derm, derm | dermatology |
| FS | frozen section |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| ID | intradermal |
| MM | malignant melanoma |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| SG | skin graft |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| STSG | split-thickness skin graft |
| SC, sc, subcu, subq | subcutaneous |
| uv | ultraviolet |
| epidermis | thin, outer layer of skin |
| subcutaneous layer | innermost layer of skin |
| basal layer | deepest layer of epidermis |
| keratin | hard protein in the epidermis |
| melanin | black pigment in the epidermis |
| melanocytes | produce melanin |
| stratified squamous epithelium | epithelial tissue with flat, scaly cells |
| cyst | fluid-filled sac under the skin |
| fissure | crack-like lesion on the skin |
| laceration | torn or jagged wound |
| macule | flat, discolored area (freckle) |
| nodule | firm, solid mass of cells |
| papule | small raised spot on skin's surface |
| pustule | pus-raised skin spot |
| ulcer | open sore or lesion in skin |
| vesicle | blister; fluid-filled raised spot |
| wheal | small, round, swollen area of skin |
| abscess | collection of pus in skin |
| acne | inflammatory condition of sabaceous glands |
| acne rosacea | chronic form of acne |
| acne vulgaris | common "teenage" acne |
| albinism | genetic inability to make melanin |
| basal cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of the basal layer |
| varicella | viral skin infection (chickenpox) |
| vitiligo | lack of pigment from skin, causing a milky-white look |
| wet gangrene | GG that receives a second-class |
| alopecia | hair loss (i.e.) baldness |
| carbuncle | furuncle involving several hair follicles |
| furnucle | bacterial infretion of a hair follic |
| anychia | infected nail bed |
| paronychia | infected skin fold around a nail |
