Chapter 5: Integumentary System
Name__________________________________ Date______________ terms, on the lines below
the term, write out the indicated word parts: prefixes (P), Combining forms (CF), roots (R) and
suffixes (S). Then define the word.
Example
hypodermic
_____/_____/_____
P
R
S
Hypo/derm/ic
P R S
DEFINITION: below or deficient/skin/pertaining to
1. dermatologist
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
2. ichthyoid
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
3. onycholysis
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
4. histotrophic
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
5. dysplasia
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
6. hyperkeratosis
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
7. leukotrichia
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
8. mycology
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
9. epidermal
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
10. lipoma
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
11. subcutaneous
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
12. anhidrosis
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
13. histopathology
______________/______________/______________
CF
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
14. paronychia
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
15. adiposis
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
16. squamous
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
17. erythrodermatitis
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
18. desquamation
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
19. histotoxic
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
20. melanocyte
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
21. xerosis
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
22. purpuric
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
23. seborrhea
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
24. xanthoma
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
25. asteatosis
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
Complete the medical term by writing the missing part:
26. ____________oma = black tumor
27. ____________dermic = pertaining to below the skin
28. ____________angioma = bright-red, round blood vessel tumor
29. ____________coriation = scratch mark on the skin
30. ____________section = type of microscopic study of fresh tissue
31. ______________comedo = whitehead
32. anti______________ = a drug that relieves itching
33. ______________mycosis = condition of fungus of the fingernail or toenail
34. ______________biopsy = removal of an entire lesion for microscopic examination
35. ______________graft = transfer of skin to a new position in the body of the same person
36. ______________therapy = method of eliminating a dilated blood vessel tumor of the skin by
injection of hardening solution
37. ______________pigmentation = darkened areas of skin caused by excessive amounts of
melanin
For each of the following, circle the combining form that corresponds to the meaning
given:
38. fat
39. black
40. fungus
41. nail
42. red
43. hair
44. dry
45. oil
leuk/o
necr/o
seb/o
onych/o
xanth/o
trich/o
ichthy/o
py/o
steat/o
trich/o
myc/o
trich/o
purpur/o
histi/o
xer/o
hidr/o
seb/o
melan/o
onych/o
squma/o
erythr/o
fibr/o
xanth/o
seb/o
Write the correct medical term for each of the following definitions:
46. death of tissue associated with a loss of blood supply as a result of trauma or inflammatory or
inflammatory or infectious process
__________________________________________________
47. severe itching _______________________________________________________________
48. skin infection consisting of a cluster of furuncles _____________________________________
49. baldness ___________________________________________________________________
50. use of a spoon-like instrument to scrape tissue, such as that used in debridement of a wound
___________________________________________________________________________
51. inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin evidenced by comedones,
pustules, or nodules on the skin _________________________________________________
52. chronic, recurrent skin disease marked by silver-gray scales covering red patches on the skin
___________________________________________________________________________
53. acute inflammation of subcutaneous tissue as the result of bacterial invasion through a break
in the skin (derived using the Latin word meaning small storeroom)______________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Match the lay terms with the appropriate medical terms:
54. ___________mole
a. pediculosis capitis
55. ___________black and blue mark
b. cicatrix
56. ___________blackhead
c. seborrheic dermatitis
57. ___________boil
d. urticaria
58. ___________crabs
e. verruca
59. ___________cradle cap
f. nevus
60. ___________head lice
g. furuncle
61. ___________hives
h. comedo
62. ___________scar
i. ecchymosis
63. ___________wart
j. pediculosis pubis
Using the suffix –derma, name the following conditions of the skin:
64. ____________________white skin
65. ____________________yellow skin
66. ____________________dry skin
67. ____________________red skin
68. ____________________hard skin
Give the medical terms for the following exanthematous viral diseases:
69. German measles_____________________________________________________________
70. chicken pox _________________________________________________________________
71. 14–day measles ____________________________________________________________
Match the following primary lesions with their descriptions:
72. ___________vesicle
73. ___________pustule
74. ___________papule
75. ___________bulla
76. ___________nodule
77. ___________wheal
78. ___________macule
79. ___________tumor
80. ___________patch
81. ___________plaque
a. tiny, flat discolored spot on the skin, up
to 1 cm diameter
b. large, flat discolored area on the skin,
larger than 1 cm diameter
c. solid mass on skin less than 0.5 cm
diameter
d. solid mass greater than 1 cm that
extends into the epidermis
e. solid mass greater than 1 cm limited to
the skin’s surface
f. small blister
g. area of localized skin edema, such as a
hive
h. large blister
i. pus-filled sac
j. solid mass larger than 1-2 cm diameter
Write the abbreviation used to identify the following terms:
82. biopsy _____________________________________________________________________
83. incision and drainage _________________________________________________________
84. basal cell carcinoma __________________________________________________________
85. herpes virus that causes cold sores ______________________________________________
86. culture and sensitivity _________________________________________________________
87. systemic lupus erythematosus __________________________________________________
Match the following terms:
88. ___________scabies
89. ___________cryosurgery
90. ___________telangiectasia
91. ___________tinea
92. ___________heterograft
93. ___________actinic keratoses
94. ___________radiation therapy
95. ___________petechia
96. ___________homograft
97. ___________laser
98. ___________chemosurgery
99. ___________electrosurgery
100. ___________dermatitis
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
chemical peel
purpuric lesion
eczema
xenograft
intense light
desiccation
spider angioma
solar keratoses
allograft
cancer treatment
freezing treatment
mycosis
mites
Write the plural forms of the following terms:
101. keratosis ___________________________________________________________________
102. bulla _______________________________________________________________________
103. nevus ______________________________________________________________________
104. macula _____________________________________________________________________
105. ecchymosis _________________________________________________________________
Briefly describe the difference between the following terms:
106. electrodesiccation/fulguration
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
107. actinic keratoses/seborrheic keratoses ____________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
108. vitiligo/albinism ______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
109. cicatrix/keloid ________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
110. dermatosis/dermatitis
__________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
111. incisional biopsy/excisional biopsy _______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
112. heterograft/allograft ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
113. closed comedo/open comedo ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
114. cutaneous lupus/systemic lupus erythematosus _____________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
115. dysplastic nevus/malignant melanoma ____________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Write in the missing words on the blank lines in the following illustration of the skin.
116 – 120
For each of the following, circle the correct spelling of the term:
121. cicatrix
sciatrix
cicatrex
122. pruritis
purritis
pruritus
123. petechia
patechia
petecchia
124. veruca
verucca
verruca
125. eckamosis
ecchymosis
eckemyosis
126. excission
excisison
excision
127. soriasis
psoreyeasis
psoriasis
128. impetigo
infantiego
impatiego
129. eggszema
eczema
ecczema
130. debridemant
debridement
debreedment
Give the noun that was used to form the following adjectives:
131. ______________ keratotic
132. ______________ bullous
133. ______________ nodular
134. ______________ seborrheic
135. ______________ petechial
136. ______________ ecchymotic
137. ______________ urticarial
138. ______________ eczematous
139. ______________ macular
140. ______________ suppurative