Hair, Skin, Nails Word Parts
Bi/o life
Derm/o, dermat/o skin
Erythr/o red
Hidr/o sweat
Hirsute/o hairy
Kerat/o horny, hard, cornea
Lip/o fat, lipid
Melan/o black
Myc/o fungas
Onych/o nail
Pedicul/o louse (1 lice)
Rhytid/o wrinkle
Seb/o scale
Urtic/o rash, hives
Xer/o dry
Medical Terms
Actinic keratosis Thickened area of the epidermis associated with aging and skin damage due to sun exposure.
Albinism Condition of no pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes. (white skin)
Alopecia Baldness
Blepharoplasty Plastic surgery on the eyelids.
Bulla large blister
Carbuncle A skin abscess, a collection of pus that forms in the skin
Cellulitis diffuse, acute inflammatory infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain and swelling
Chloasma A patchy brown or dark brown skin discoloration that usually occurs on a woman's face and may result from hormonal changes, as in pregnancy.
Cicatrix scar tissue
Comedo A sebum plug that partially blocks the pore; a blackhead. If completely blocked becomes a whitehead
Debridement Surgical excision of dead, devitalized, or contaminated tissue and removal of foreign matter from a wound
Dermatitis inflammation of the skin
Diaphoresis condition of profuse sweating
Dysplastic nevi numerous abnormal moles with irregular borders, indistinct margins, and mixed coloration
Ecchymosis bleeding into the skin, bruise
Eczema Chronic dermatitis of unknown etiology, marked by redness, blisters, scales, and scabs.
Erythema condition of redness of the skin
Erythroderma any skin disorder involving redness of the skin.
Exfoliative dermatitis widespread scaling of the skin, often with itching (pruritus), skin redness (erythroderma), and hair loss.
Folliculitits inflammation of the hair follicle
Furuncles boil
Granuloma one of a number of forms of localized nodular inflammation found in tissues
Hematoma a collection of blood outside the blood vessel
Hirsutism excessive growth of facial and body hair in woman
Derm/o, dermat/o skin
Erythr/o red
Hidr/o sweat
Hirsute/o hairy
Kerat/o horny, hard, cornea
Lip/o fat, lipid
Melan/o black
Myc/o fungas
Onych/o nail
Pedicul/o louse (1 lice)
Rhytid/o wrinkle
Seb/o scale
Urtic/o rash, hives
Xer/o dry
Medical Terms
Actinic keratosis Thickened area of the epidermis associated with aging and skin damage due to sun exposure.
Albinism Condition of no pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes. (white skin)
Alopecia Baldness
Blepharoplasty Plastic surgery on the eyelids.
Bulla large blister
Carbuncle A skin abscess, a collection of pus that forms in the skin
Cellulitis diffuse, acute inflammatory infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain and swelling
Chloasma A patchy brown or dark brown skin discoloration that usually occurs on a woman's face and may result from hormonal changes, as in pregnancy.
Cicatrix scar tissue
Comedo A sebum plug that partially blocks the pore; a blackhead. If completely blocked becomes a whitehead
Debridement Surgical excision of dead, devitalized, or contaminated tissue and removal of foreign matter from a wound
Dermatitis inflammation of the skin
Diaphoresis condition of profuse sweating
Dysplastic nevi numerous abnormal moles with irregular borders, indistinct margins, and mixed coloration
Ecchymosis bleeding into the skin, bruise
Eczema Chronic dermatitis of unknown etiology, marked by redness, blisters, scales, and scabs.
Erythema condition of redness of the skin
Erythroderma any skin disorder involving redness of the skin.
Exfoliative dermatitis widespread scaling of the skin, often with itching (pruritus), skin redness (erythroderma), and hair loss.
Folliculitits inflammation of the hair follicle
Furuncles boil
Granuloma one of a number of forms of localized nodular inflammation found in tissues
Hematoma a collection of blood outside the blood vessel
Hirsutism excessive growth of facial and body hair in woman