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Integumentary System Vocab
Medical Terminology - Skin
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
03/05/2008

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Term
CUTIS, DERMA, DERMATOS
Definition

SKIN

 

Tip:

 Dermatitis (inflammation of the skin)

Term
INTEGUMENTUM
Definition

COVERING

 

tip: 

your integument system (skin) covers your body

Term

ONYCHOS, UNGUIS

Definition

NAIL

 

unguis kinda reminds me of fungus, and a lot of people get fungus under their nails

Term

HIDROS,

SUDORIS,

 

DIAPHORESIS

Definition

SWEAT

 

TO PERSPIRE

 

Tip:

I'm dyin for reces (diaphoresis) cause I'm sweatin so much

Term
SEBUM
Definition

OIL

 

Tip:

I see your bum is hot (like frying oil)

Term

TRICHOS,

PILUM,

HIRSUTUS

Definition

HAIR,

HAIR,

HAIRY

Term
RHYTIDOS
Definition

WRINKLE

 

Tip:

Rhinos are wrinkley?

Term

LIPOS,

ADIPIS

Definition

FAT

 

Tip:

Liposuction sucks out your fat

fat = adipose tissue

Term
PACHYDERM
Definition

THICK SKIN

 

Tip:

you have patches of thick skin (derm)

Term
XEROS
Definition

DRY

 

Tip:

The xerox machine is dry?

Term
PYOS
Definition

PUS

 

Tip:

There's some pus in your pie

Term

MYCOS

Definition

FUNGUS

 

Tip:

 That might cause (mycos) fungus

Term

TINNIO,

TINEA

Definition

RING,

RINGWORM

 

Tip:

You have a tiny (tinnea) ringworm in your butt

Term
GRYPOS
Definition

HOOK or CURVED

 

Tip:

That hook has a good grip (grypos)

Term
NEKROS
Definition

DEAD BODY

 

Tip:

necrotic tissue is dead tissue

Term
MEROS
Definition
PIECE
Term
HOLO
Definition

ENTIRE

 

Tip:

Gimme the hol (whole/entire) thing

Term
APO
Definition
PINCHING OFF
Term
-pathy
Definition

suffering or disease

 

Tip:

Psychopathy

Term

genesis,

-gen

Definition
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