Name____________________________________
Integumentary System Vocabulary
1. Condition of profuse sweating:
____hyperhidrosis_______________
2. Upon the skin:
___epidermis_____________________
3. Herniation containing fat:
_______adipocele_________________
4. Pertaining to death:
_____________necrotic____________
5. Pertaining to beneath the skin:
_______subcutaneous___________
6. Black tumor:
____________melanoma_________
7. Dry skin:
____________xeroderma________
8. Discharge of sebum:
___________seborrhea__________
9. Hardening of the skin:
_keratoderma or scleroderma_
10. Pertaining to scales:
___________squamous_________
11. Removal of a cyst:
__________cystectomy________
12. Specialist in the study of skin:
________dermatologist______
13. Condition of deficient sweating:
________hypohidresis______
14. Herniation filled with water:
______hydrocele____________
15. Tumor of fat:
_________lipoma___________
16. Disease of fungus:
________mycopathy_______
17. Softening of the nail:
________onychomalacia___
18. Disease of the hair:
___________trichopathy____
19. Inflammation of the hair follicle:
_________pilitis_____________
20. Itchy condition:
_______psorosis____________
21. Water therapy:
_______hydrotherapy______
22. Removal of sweat glands:
_________sudorectomy_____
23. Surgical repair of the hair:
_________trichoplasty______
24. Yellow skin:
__________xanthroderma__
25. Pertaining to beneath the skin (needle):
_________hypodermic_____
26. Study of skin:
________dermatology______
Fill in the blanks with the proper term.
1. Severe burns are sometimes treated with ___I &D or debridement_____ and
hydrotherapy.
2. The softball player had a noticeable __ecchymosis_____ where the ball hit her three
days ago.
3. __Tinea____ is the type of fungus that causes ringworm, jock itch, and athlete’s
foot.
4. The Dermatologist did a ___Bx_____ to see if there was any ___metastasis_____ of the
cancer to the lymph nodes.
5. Teenagers commonly see Dermatologists because of their breakouts of
__comedos____.
6. When you get a paper cut, it usually doesn’t bleed. This is because the epidermis is
___avascular_____.
7. Moles are usually ____benign____, but need to be monitored for changes, which can
be a sign that they are __malignant__.
8. After the doctor finished the ___PE____, she gave the patient a ___Subcu, Sub-Q, or
SubQ________ injection using a hypodermic needle.
9. Abrasions on the skin may need to be treated with ___I&D_____ and then have
____ung_____ applied.