Integumentary System Terms

Front 1

Allo-

Back 1

Other, differing from normal

Front 2

an-

Back 2

Without, not

Front 3

auto-

Back 3

Self, own

Front 4

dia-

Back 4

Through, across

Front 5

endo-

Back 5

Inner, within, inside

Front 6

epi-

Back 6

Above, upon

Front 7

homeo-

Back 7

Same, alike

Front 8

homo-

Back 8

Same

Front 9

hyper-

Back 9

Excessive, above normal, increased

Front 10

intra-

Back 10

Inside, within

Front 11

sub-

Back 11

Below, under

Front 12

trans-

Back 12

Across, through

Front 13

xeno-

Back 13

Strange

Front 14

Adip/o

Back 14

Fat

Front 15

Albin/o

Back 15

White

Front 16

Bi/o

Back 16

Life

Front 17

Caus/o

Back 17

Burning, burn

Front 18

Caust/o

Back 18

Burning, burn

Front 19

Cry/o

Back 19

Cold

Front 20

Crypt/o

Back 20

Hidden

Front 21

Cutane/o

Back 21

Skin

Front 22

Cyan/o

Back 22

Blue

Front 23

Derm/o

Back 23

Skin

Front 24

Dermat/o

Back 24

Skin

Front 25

Diaphor/o

Back 25

Profuse sweating

Front 26

Electr/o

Back 26

Electricity

Front 27

Erythem/o

Back 27

Red, flushed

Front 28

Erythemat/o

Back 28

Red, flushed

Front 29

Erythr/o

Back 29

Red

Front 30

Hidr/o

Back 30

Sweat

Front 31

Ichthy/o

Back 31

Dry, scaly

Front 32

Kerat/o

Back 32

Horny tissue, hard, cornea

Front 33

Leuk/o

Back 33

White

Front 34

Lip/o

Back 34

Fat

Front 35

Lipid/o

Back 35

Fat

Front 36

Melan/o

Back 36

Black

Front 37

Myc/o

Back 37

Fungus (plural, fungi)

Front 38

Necr/o

Back 38

Death

Front 39

Onych/o

Back 39

Nail

Front 40

Pedicul/o

Back 40

Lice

Front 41

Phot/o

Back 41

Light

Front 42

Pil/o

Back 42

Hair

Front 43

Py/o

Back 43

Pus

Front 44

Rhytid/o

Back 44

Wrinkle

Front 45

Rube/o

Back 45

Red

Front 46

Scler/o

Back 46

Hardening; sclera (white of the eye)

Front 47

Seb/o

Back 47

Sebum, sebaceous

Front 48

Squam/o

Back 48

Scale

Front 49

Steat/o

Back 49

Fat

Front 50

Sudor/o

Back 50

Sweat

Front 51

Trich/o

Back 51

Hair

Front 52

Ungu/o

Back 52

Nail

Front 53

Vesic/o

Back 53

Bladder

Front 54

Xen/o

Back 54

Foreign, strange

Front 55

Xer/o

Back 55

Dry

Front 56

-al

Back 56

Pertaining to

Front 57

-algia

Back 57

Pain

Front 58

-cele

Back 58

Hernia, protrusion, swelling

Front 59

-cyte

Back 59

Cell

Front 60

-derma

Back 60

Skin condition

Front 61

-ectomy

Back 61

Surgical removal, excision

Front 62

-esis

Back 62

Condition

Front 63

-graft

Back 63

Transplantation

Front 64

-ic

Back 64

Pertaining to

Front 65

-ism

Back 65

Condition

Front 66

-itis

Back 66

Inflammation

Front 67

-logist

Back 67

Specialist in the study of

Front 68

-logy

Back 68

Study of

Front 69

-lysis

Back 69

Destruction, separation, loosening

Front 70

-malacia

Back 70

Abnormal softening

Front 71

-oid

Back 71

Resembling

Front 72

-oma

Back 72

Tumor, neoplam

Front 73

-opsy

Back 73

View of

Front 74

-osis

Back 74

Abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)

Front 75

-ous

Back 75

Pertaining to

Front 76

-pathy

Back 76

Disease

Front 77

-plasty

Back 77

Surgical repair

Front 78

-rrhea

Back 78

Discharge, flow

Front 79

-therapy

Back 79

Treatment

Front 80

-tome

Back 80

Instrument used to cut

Front 81

-tomy

Back 81

Incision