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Integumentary System
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
06/26/2025
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dermat/o
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skin
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cutane/o
 Definition
skin
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derm/o
 Definition
skin
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epiderm/o
 Definition
epidermis ( outer layer of skin)
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kerato/o
 Definition
horny tissue, hard, cornea
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trich/o
 Definition
hair
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pil/o
 Definition
hair
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onych/o
 Definition
nail
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seb/o
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sebum,oil
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hidr/o
 Definition
sweat
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ichthy/o
 Definition
dry, scaly (like fish scales)
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rhytid/o
 Definition
wrinkle
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Squam/o
 Definition
scale, scale like
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lent/o
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lentil or freckle (often refers to spots)
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urtic/o
 Definition
rash, hives
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xer/o
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dry
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myc/o
 Definition
fungus
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cortic/o
 Definition
outer layer (often of adrenal gland but sometimes used for skin cortex)
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hyper-
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excessive, above normal
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hypo-
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below normal, deficient
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peri-
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around, surrounding
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sub-
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under, beneath
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epi-
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upon, above
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an-or a
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without, lack of
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anti-
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against
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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endo-
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within, inner
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ex- or exo-
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out, outside
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intra-
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within, inside
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macro-
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large
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micro-
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small
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neo-
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new
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poli-
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gray (often used for gray hair)
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tachy-
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fast (less common but sometimes used in describing rapid skin processes)
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-itis
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inflammation
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-oma
 Definition
tumor or mass
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-algia
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pain
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-derma
 Definition
skin condition
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-cyte
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cell
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-pathy
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disease
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
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-sis
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condition, process
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-tomy
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incision, cutting into
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-plasia
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formation, growth
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-phagia
 Definition
eating, swallowing
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-phobia
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fear of
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-lysis
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breakdown, destruction
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-genesis
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formation, origin
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-plakia
 Definition
plaque or patch
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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-form
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shape, form
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BCC
 Definition
basal cell carcinoma
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SCC
 Definition
squamous cell carcinoma
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AK
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actinic keratosis
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CD
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contact dermatitis
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DLE
 Definition
discoid lupus erythematosus
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HSV
 Definition
herpes simplex virus
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MRSA
 Definition
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
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PUVA
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psoralen + uva light therapy (used in skin treatments)
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SLE
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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tz or tzanck
 Definition
tzanck smear/test (used in skin lesion diagnosis)
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kaposi's sarcoma
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a type of cancer named after moritz kaposi
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Wegner's granulomatosis
 Definition
now called granulomatosis with polyangiitis- a rare disorder causing inflammation of the blood vessels
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seborrheic dermatitis
 Definition
a skin condition often called 'dandruff'
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Merkel cells
 Definition
specialized skin cells named after Fredrich Merkel
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Paget's disease
 Definition
of the breast or bone named after sir James Paget can involve skin changes in some cases
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