| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adipose | Fatty; pertaining to fat |
| androgen | Generic term for an agent, usually a hormone ( testosterone ) that stimulates activity of the accessory male sex organs or stimulates the development of male characteristims |
| dorsal | Indicating a position; pertaining to the back or posterior ( of a structure) |
| ductule | A very small duct |
| homeostasis | Relative constancy or equilibrium in the internal environment of the body, which is maintained by the ever-changing processes of feedback and regulation in response to external or internal changes |
| hypodermis | Subcutaneous tissue layer below the dermis |
| integument | A covering ( the skin ) consisting of the epidermis and dermis, or corium |
| systemic | Pertaining to the entire body rather than to one of its individual parts |
| pediculosis | infestation with lice |
| vitiligo | depigmentation in areas of the skin characterized by milk white patches |
| tinea | any fungal skin disease, also called ringworm |
| scabies | contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite |
| impetigo | skin infection characterized by vesicles that become pustular and crusted and then rupture |
| urticaria | severe itching of the skin also known as hives |
| chloasma | hyperpigmentation of the skin , characterizes by yellowish-brown patches or spots |
| ecchymosis | hemorrhagic spot or bruise on the skin |
| petechiae | minute or small hemorrhagic spots on the skin |
| alopecia | loss or absence of hair |
| antifungals | topical agents to treat athlete's foot and onychomycosis |
| fulguration | tissue destruction by means of high-frequency electric sparks |
| corticosteroids | agents that decrease inflammation of itching |
| dermabrasion | use of wire brushes, or other abrasive materials, to remove scars, tattoos, or fine wrinkles |
| paraciticides | agents that kill parasitic skin infestations |
| keratolytics | agents that soften the outer layer of skin so that it sloughs off |
| intradermal test | extracts of suspected allergens are subcutaneously injected |
| patch test | allergens are applied topically, usually on forearm |
| autograft | graft transferred from one part of a person's body to another |
| xenograft | graft transferred from one species to a different species |
| adip/o | fat ( adip/osis : abnormal accumulation of fat in the body |
| lip/o | fat ( lip/o/cele: hernia containing fat of fatty tissue |
| steat/o | fat ( steat/itis : inflammation of adipose ( fatty ) tissue |
| cutane/o | skin ( sub/cutane/ous) : beneath the skin |
| dermat/o | skin ( dermat/o/plasty : plastic surgery of the skin, as in skin grafting |
| derm/o | skin ( hypo/derm/ic : under or inserted under the skin, as in a hypodermic injection |
| hidro/o | sweat |
| sudor/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | dry, scaly |
| kerat/o | horny tissue; hard; cornea |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus ( plural, fungi) |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| pil/o | hair |
| trich/o | hair |
| scler/o | hardening; sclera ( white of eye ) |
| seb/o | sebum, sebaceous |
| squam/o | scale |
| xen/o | foreigh/ strange |
| xer/o | dry |
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