Integumentary System Vocab Health Occ

Vocabulary  In book:  Dermatitis  Dermis  Epidermis  Lunula  Melanin  Papilla  Sebaceous  Subcutaneous  Sudoriferous  Not in book:  Adipose - fat tissue  Biopsy - removal and examination of living tissue  Ceruminous - earwax  Follicle - sac or pouchlike depression or cavity  Pilus - hair

Word Parts & Abbreviations  Derm/o  Dermat/o  Cutane/o  Hidr/o  Lip/o  Myc/o  Onych/o  Trich/o  Ungu/o  Bx  CA  C&S  dx  Etiol  lac  LE  mm  Oint  PABA  Sc  SLE  ung

 Adipose  fat tissue  Biopsy  removal and examination of living tissue  Ceruminous  earwax  Dermatitis  inflammation of the skin  Dermis  layer of skin beneath the epidermis

 Epidermis  outermost and nonvascular layer of skin  Follicle  sac or pouchlike depression or cavity  Lunula  small crescent or moon shaped area of fingernail  Melanin  dark pigment of the skin  Papilla  nipple shaped projection or elevation

 Pilus  hair  Sebaceous  pertaining to sebum or greasy substance  Subcutaneous  beneath the skin  Sudoriferous  conveying sweat

Word Parts & Abbreviations KEY  Derm/o - skin  Dermat/o - skin  Cutane/o - skin  Hidr/o - sweat  Lip/o – fat, lipid  Myc/o - fungus  Onych/o – finger or toe nail  Trich/o - hair  Ungu/o = nail  Bx - biopsy  CA – cancer or carcinoma  C&S – culture and sensitivity  dx - diagnosis  etiol - etiology  lac - laceration  LE – lupus erythematosus  mm - millimeter  oint - ointment  PABA – para-aminobenzoic acid  sc - subcutaneous  SLE – systemic lupus erythematosus  ung - unguinal