Integumentary Terms

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Adipocele

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Hernia of fat or fatty tissue

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Anhidrosis

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Abnormal condition of no sweat

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Cyanosis

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Abnormal condition of blue

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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of skin

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Dermatologist

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Specialist in study of skin

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Dermatomycosis

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Abnormal condition of skin fungus

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Dermatosclerosis

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Abnormal condition of hardening skin

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Dermomycosis

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Abnormal condition of skin fungus

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Diaphoresis

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Condition of profuse sweating

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Gastromalacia

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Softening of the stomach

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Hidradenitis

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Inflammation of a sweat gland

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Hidradenoma

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Tumor of a sweat gland

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Hyperhidrosis

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Abnormal condition of excessive sweating

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Keratosis

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Abnormal condition of hard growth

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Leukocytopenia

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Decrease in white cells

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Lipectomy

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Removal of fat

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Lipocele

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Hernia of fat or fatty tissue

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Melanoma

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Black tumor

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Necrocytosis

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Abnormal condition of dead cells

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Onychoma

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Tumor of a nail

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Onychomycosis

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Abnormal condition of nail fungus

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Scleroderma

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Abnormal condition of hardening of skin

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Steatocele

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Hernia of fat or fatty tissue

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Subcutaneous

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Below the skin

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Sudoresis

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Condition of profuse sweating

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Trichopathy

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Disease of hair

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Xeroderma

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Dry skin

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Abrasion

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Scraping away of skin by mechanical process or injury

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Abscess

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Localized collection of pus

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Acne

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Inflammatory skin disease involving hair follicles and sebaceous glands

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Adipose

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Fat, fatty

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Allergy

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Hypersensitivity

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Allopecia

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Hair loss

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Bacteria

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Single cell microorganisms that reproduce by cell division and may cause infection by invading body tissue

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Candidiasis

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An infection of the skin, mouth, or vaginal caused by yeast type fungus

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Carbuncle

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Skin infection composed of a cluster of boils caused by staphylococcus

Bacteria

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Cellulitis

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Inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by infection, leading to redness, swelling, and fever

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Cicatrix

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Scar

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Contusion

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Injury with no break in the skin, characterized by pain, swelling, and discoloration

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Cyst

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A closed sax containing fluid or semisolid material

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Cytomegalovirus

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A herpes type virus that usually causes disease when the immune system is compromised

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Diaphoresis

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Profuse sweating

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Ecchymosis

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Escape of blood into the tissue causing superficial discoloration; "black and blue mark"

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Eczema

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Noninfectious, inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness, blisters, scabs, and itching

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Edema

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Puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

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Emollient

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Agent that softens or soothes the skin

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Erythema

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Redness

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Fissure

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Slit or crack like sore in the skin

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Fungus

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Organism that feeds by absorbing organic modules from its surroundings

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Furuncle

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Painful skin node caused by stapphylococcal bacteria in a hair follicle ;also called a boil

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Gangrene

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Death of a tissue caused by loss of blood supply, followed by bacterial invasion

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Herpes

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Inflammatory skin disease caused by herpes virus, characterized by small blisters in clusters

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Impetigo

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Superficial skin infection characterized by pustules and caused by either staphylococcus or streptococci

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Induration

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Abnormal hard spots

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Jaundice

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Condition characterized by a yellow tinge to the skin

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Kaposi's sarcoma

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Cancerous condition starting as purple or brown papules on the lower extremities and spreading through the skin to the lymph nodes and internal organs, often in AIDS patients

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Keloid

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Overgrowth of scar tissue

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Laceration

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Torn, ragged-edged wound

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Lesion

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Any visible changes in tissue resulting from injury or disease

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Leukoplakia

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Condition characterized by white spots or patches on mucous membrane

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Macule

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Flat, colored spot on the skin

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Nevus

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Circumscribed malformation of the skin, usually brown, black or flesh colored

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Nodule

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A small, raised, knot-like mass

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Pallor

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Paleness

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Papule

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Small, solid skin elevation

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Pediculosis

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Invasion into the skin and hair by lice

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Petechia

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A pinpoint skin hemorrhage

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Pressure ulcer

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Eroded sore on the skin caused by prolonged pressure to that area

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Pruritis

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Severe itching

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Psoriasis

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Chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silvery scales

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Purpura

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Disorder characterized by hemorrhages into the tissue

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Pustule

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Elevation of skin containing pus

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Rosacea

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Chronic disorder of the skin that produces erythema, papules, pustules, and broken blood vessels

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Scabies

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Skin infection caused by the "itch mite",where the female mite burrows in the outer layer of the skin and lays eggs, resulting in papules

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Scleroderma

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A disease characterized by chronic hardening, called an induration, of the connective tissue

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Shingles

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Painful, inflamed blisters that follow the nerve routes and appear in some people who have previously had chicken pox

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Squamos cell carcinoma

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A malignant growth that develops from scale like epithelial tissue

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease involving the skin, joints, kidneys, and nervous system that goes into remission and then exacerbations

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Tinea

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Fungal infection of the skin

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Urticaria

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An itching skin eruption composed of wheals of various size and shape

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Verruca

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Circumscribed cutaneous elevation caused by a virus

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Vesicle

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Small elevation of the epidermis containing liquid

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Virus

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Minute microorganism that infects living hosts

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Wheal

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Itchy elevation of the skin with a white center and a red surrounding area