| A | B |
|---|
| epidermis | outer layer of skin |
| keratin | horny or cornified layer composed of protein; contained in hair, skin, nails. |
| melanin | color or pigmentation of the skin |
| dermis | inner layer of skin |
| sweat glands | tiny coiled tubular structures that secrete sweat |
| sebaceous glands | secrete sebum or oil into the hair follicles where the hair shafts pass through the dermis |
| hair | compressed keratinized cells |
| nails | originate in the epidermis. |
| lunula | white area at the base of the nail |
| cutaneo | skin |
| dermo | skin |
| dermato | skin |
| hidro | sweat |
| kerato | horny tissue, hard |
| onycho | nail |
| unguo | nail |
| sebo | sebum (oil) |
| tricho | hair |
| auto | self |
| bio | life |
| conio | dust |
| crypto | hidden |
| hetero | other |
| myco | fungus |
| necro | death; cell, body |
| pachyo | thick |
| rhytido | wrinkles |
| staphylo | grape like clusters |
| strepto | twisted chains |
| xero | dry |
| epi | on, upon, over |
| intra | within |
| para | beside, beyond,around |
| per | through |
| sub | under, below |
| coccus | berry shaped form of bacteria |
| ectomy | excision or surgical removal |
| ia | diseased or abnoramal state, condition of |
| itis | inflammation |
| malacia | softening |
| opsy | view of or viewing |
| phagia | eating or swallowing |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| rrhea | flow, excessive discharge |
| tome | instrument to cut with |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatoconiosis (der-ma-toe-koe-nee-o-sis) | abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust |
| hidradenitis (hy-drad-e-nie-tis) | inflammation of the sweat gland |
| leiodermia (lie-o-dermia) | condition of smooth skin |
| onychocryptosis (on-i-koe-krip-toe-sis) | abnormal condition of a hidden nail (like ingrown nail) |
| onychomalacia (on-i-koe-ma-lay-she-a) | softening of the nails |
| onychomycosis (on-i-koe-my-koe-sis) | abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails |
| onychophagia (on-i-koe-fay-gee-a) | eating the nails; nail biting |
| pachyderma (pak-i-derma) | thickening of the skin |
| paronychia (par-o-nik-e-a) | diseased state around the nail |
| seborrhea (seb-or-e-a) | excessive discharge of sebum |
| trichomycosis (trik-o-my-ko-sis | abnormal condition of a fungus in the hair |
| xeroderma (zero-derma) | dry skin |
| abrasion | scraping away of skin by injury or mechanical process |
| abscess | localized collection of pus |
| acne | inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands adn hair follicles |
| actinic keratosis | precancerous skin condition of horny tissue formation; from overexposure to the sun |
| basal cell carcinoma | epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis; common in people who have had excessive sun exposure |
| candidiasis (can-di-die-a-sis) | infection of the skin, mouth, or vagina caused by yeast like fungus |
| carbuncle | skin infection composed of cluster of boils; staphylococcal bacteria |
| cellulitis | inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissued caused by infection |
| contusion | injury with no break in the skin |
| eczema | noninfectious, inflammatory skin disease |
| fissure | slit or crack-like sore in the skin |
| furuncle | painful skin node; also called a boil |
| gangrene | death of tissue cause by loss of blood supply followed by bacterial invasion |
| herpes | inflammatory skin disease characterized by small blisters |
| impetigo | superficial skin infection |
| kaposi'sarcoma | a cancerous condition starting as purple or brown pimples on the feet, and spreading (seen with AIDs) |
| laceration | torn, ragged edged wound |
| lesion | any pathological change in the structure or function of tissue |
| pediculosis | invasion into the skin and hair by lice |
| psoriasis | chronic skin condition; red lesions covered with scales |
| scabies | skin infection caused by the itch mite |
| scleroderma | chronic hardening of the connective tissue of the skin and other body organs |
| squamous cell carcinoma | malignant growth that develops from scale-like epithelial tissue; cause - chronic sunlight exposure |
| systemic lupus erythematosus | chronic inflammatory disease; involves skin, joints, kidneys, nervous system. |
| tinea | fungus infection of the skin; ringworm |
| urticaria | itching skin eruption composed of wheals; hives |
| biopsy (bx) | removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope |
| dermatoautoplasty (dermato-auto-plasty) | sugical repair using your own skin for the skin graft |
| dermatoheteroplasty (dermato-hetero-plasty) | surgical repair using others skin for skin graft |
| dermatoplasty | surgical repair of the skin |
| onychectomy (on-i-kek-toe-me) | excision of a nail |
| rhytidectomy (rit-i-dek-toe-me) | excision of facial wrinkles; facelift |
| rhytidoplasty (rit-i-doe-plasty) | surgical repair of wrinkles |
| dermatologist | physician who studies adn treats skin (disease) |
| dermatology | study of skin |
| dermatome | instrument used to cut skin |
| epidermal | pertaining to upon the skin |
| erythroderma | red skin; abnormal redness |
| hypodermic | pertaining to under the skin |
| intradermal | pertaining to within the skin |
| keratogenic | originating in horny tissue |
| leukoderma | white skin;less color than normal |
| necrosis | abnormal condition of death of cells and tissue |
| percutaneous | pertaining to through the skin |
| staphylococcus | berry-shaped; in grape-like clusters |
| streptococcus | berry shaped in twisted chains |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to under the skin |
| ungual | pertaining to the nail |
| zanthoderma | yellow skin; jaundice |
| adipose | fat; fatty |
| albino | pigment deficiency in the eyes, hair and skin of a person |
| allergy | hypersensitivity to a substance |
| alopecia | loss of hair |
| cicatrix (sick-a-trix) | scar |
| cytomegalovirus | herpes like virus |
| debridement | removal of contaminated or dead tissue; foreign matter from open wound |
| decubitus ulcer | bedsore |
| dermabrasion | remove skin scars with abrasive material |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| disseminate | scatter |
| ecchymosis | escape of blood into the tissues; black and blue mark |
| edema | swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid |
| emollient | agent that softens or soothes the skin |
| erythema | redness |
| induration | abnormal hard spots |
| jaundice | yellow tinge to the skin - condition |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| leukoplakia | condition of white spots or patches on mucous membrane, could be precancerous |
| macule | flat, colored spot on the skin |
| nevus | mole or birthmark; pigmented are present from birth |
| pallor | paleness |
| papule | small solid skin elevation |
| petechia | pinpoint skin hemorrhages |
| pruritus | severe itching |
| purpura | disorder;hemorrhages into the tissue giving skin a purple-red discoloration |
| pustule | elevation of skin containing pus |
| ulcer | eroded sore on the skin |
| verruca | cutaneous elevation caused by a virus; wart |
| vesicle | small elevation of epidermis containing liquid; blister |
| virus | an infectious agent |
| wheal | round itchy elevation of the skin, hive |
