| A | B |
|---|
| skin | organ covering the body |
| epidermis | outer layer of skin |
| keratin | primary componenet of hair and nails |
| melanin | dark pigment produced by mealnocytes; determines skin color |
| hair | compressed keratinized cells arise from hair follicles |
| nails | horny plates made from flattened epithelial cells |
| sebaceaous glands | secrete sebum (oil) into hair follicle |
| sudoriferous glands (sweat glands) | tiny, coiled, tubular structurs emerge through pores on skin |
| dermis | inner layer of skin; responsible for flexibility and strength |
| cutane/o; derm/o; dermat/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| kerat/0 | horny tissue (keratin), hard |
| onych/o; ungu/o | nail |
| seb/o | sebum (oil) |
| aut/o | self |
| bi/o | life |
| coni/o | dust |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| heter/o | other |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| pachy/o | thick |
| rhytid/o | wrinkles |
| staphyl/o | grapelike clusters |
| strept/o | twisted chains |
| xer/o | dry, dryness |
| epi- | on, upon, over |
| intra- | within |
| para- | beside, beyond, around, abnormal |
| per- | through |
| sub- | under, below |
| trans- | through, across, beyond |
| -a | noun, suffix, no meaning |
| -coccus | berry shaped (form of bacterium) |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -ia | diseased or abnormal state, condition of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -opsy | view of, viewing |
| -phagia | eating or swallowing |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatoconiosis | fibrous tumor of the skin |
| hidradentitis | inflammation of the sweat gland |
| keratosis | abnormal condidiotn (growth) of horny tissue (keratin) |
| leiodermia | condition of smooth skin |
| onchyocryptosis | abnormal condition of hidden nail (ingrown nail) |
| onchyomycosis | abnormal condition of fungus in the nail |
| onchyophagia | eating the nails (nail biting) |
| pachyderma | thickening of the skin |
| paronychia | disease state around the nail |
| seborrhea | discharge of sebum (excessive) |
| xanthoma | yellow tumor (benign, primarily in skin) |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| basal cell carcinoma | malignant epithelial tumor arising from basal layer of skin |
| carbuncle | infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue composed of boils caused by staphylococcus |
| furuncle | painful skin nodule causesd by staphylococcus on the hair folicle |
| impetigo | caused by staphylococcus or streptococcus |
| kaposi sarcoma | cancerous condition starting as purple or brown papules on lower skin frequently seen with AIDS |
| scleroderma | disese characterized by chronic hardening of connective tissue |
| Systemic lupus erythematosis SLE | chronic inflammatory condition involves skin, joints, kidneys, nervous system |
| cictrix | scar |
| macule | flat, colored spot on skin |
| nevus | circumscribed malformation of skin, usually brown, black, flesh colored |
| macule | flat colored spot on skin |
| verruca | circumscribed cutaneous elevation caused by virus |
| wheal | trnasitory, itchy elevation of skin (hives) |
