Word root: bi/o
life
Word root: ichthy/o
scaly, dry
Word root: karat/o
hard, horny
Word root: leuk/o
white
Word root: lip/o
fat
Word root: melan/o
black
Word root: myc/o
fungus
Word root: onych/o
nail
Word root: pil/o
hair
Word root: py/o
pus
Word root: rhytid/o
wrinkle
Word root: scler/o
hard
Word root: trich/o
hair
Word root: vesic/o
bladder
Word root: xer/o
dry
Suffix: -opsy
view of
Suffix: -tome
instrument used to cut
Prefix: Allo-
other, different from usual
Prefix: Xeno-
strange, foreign
Define integumentary term: cicatrix
a scar
Define integumentary term: comedo
collection of hardening sebum in hair follicle (blackhead)
Define integumentary term: eschar
thick layer of dead tissue and tissue fluid
Define integumentary term: keratosis
any skin condition involving an overgrowth and thickening of epidermal layer
Define integumentary term: purpura
hemorrhages into skin due to fragile blood vessels
Define integumentary term: suppurative
containing or producing pus
Define integumentary term: verruca
warts
What is a flat, discolored area flush with skin? (freckle or birthmark)
macule
What is a firm, solid mass of cells in skin larger that 0.5 cm in diameter?
nodule
What is a small, solid, circular raised spot on surface of skin less than 0.5 cm?
papule
What is albinism?
genetic condition in which body makes no melanin
What is ichthyosis?
dry, scaly, and keratinized skin
What is an infected nail bed called?
onychia
What is an Allograft?
skin graft from someone else
What is an autograft?
skin graft from self
What is a dermatome?
instrument for cutting skin or thin transplants of skin
What is a dermatoplasty?
skin graft
What is a heterograft?
skin graft from an animal, usually pig
What is a xenograft?
skin graft from an animal, usually pig
What is a rhytidectomy?
surgical removal of excess skin to eliminate wrinkles
What does the abbreviation mean: BX
biopsy
What does the abbreviation mean: C & S
culture and sensitivity
What does the abbreviation mean: decub
decubitus ulcer
What does the abbreviation mean: FS
frozen section
What does the abbreviation mean: ID
intradermal
What does the abbreviation mean: MM
Malignant melanoma
What does the abbreviation mean: SG
skin graft