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Subungual


Pertaining to under a nail

Cutane/o

A combining form meaning skin
Albinism

Absence of pigment in skin

Bullae

Large blisters

Itching

Pruritus

Keloid

Thickened scar
Dysplastic nevi

Moles that can develop into malignant melanoma

Decubitus Ulcer

Bed sore; break in continuity of skin
Cryosurgery
The use of subfreezing temperature to destroy tissue
Partial-thickness injury


Second-degree burn


Adip/o
fat

Albin/o

white

caus/o

burn, burning

rhytid/o

wrinkle

dermat/o

skin

diaphor/o

profuse sweating

erythem/o

redness

hidr/o

sweat

hydr/o

water

trich/o

hair
onych/o

nail

myc/o

fungus

xanth/o

yellow
xer/o

dry

py/o

pus

vesicle

circumscribed collection of clear fluid (blister)

Wheal


Smooth, slightly elevated edematous area (hive)

Macule

discolored, flat lesion (freckle)

fissure

groove or crack like sore

pylop

mushroom-like growth extending from the surface of a mucous membrane

pustule

circumscribed collection of pus
cyst

closed sac containing fluid or semi-solid material

ulcer

open sore or erosion of the skin

papule

solid elevation of the skin (pimple)

nodule

larger than 1 cm solid elevation of the skin
Adipocyte


A fat cell

Lunula

the half-moon shaped white area at the base of a nail

Collagen

a structural protein found in skin and connective tissue

melanin

a black pigment found in the epidermis

basal layer

the deepest region of the epidermis

stratum corneum

the outermost layer of the epidermis, consisting of flattened keratinized cells

sebum

an oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands

dermis

the middle layer of the skin

keratin

a hard protein material found in epidermis, hair, and nails

cuticle

a band of epidermis at the base and side of the nail plate

acne

buildup od sebum and keratin in pores of the skin leading to papular and pustular eruptions

tinea

fungal skin infection

verruca

wart
alopecia

Loss of hair
gangrene

Necrosis of skin tissue resulting from ischemia
impetigo
contagious, infectious pyoderma
psoriasis

chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by silvery gray scales covering red patches on the skin
malignant tumor

cancerous tumor composed of melanocytes

systematic lupus erythematous


widespread inflammatory disease of joints and collagen of the skin with "butterfly rash" on the face

eccymoses


hemmorages into the skin, bruises