Medical Terminology Integumentary System

Albinism

• Condition of pale skin & white hair

• Condition of dark skin and black hair

• Condition of yellowing of the skin & eyes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Cyanosis

• Abnormal condition of red

• Abnormal condition of blue

• Abnormal condition of purple

• Process of being blue

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Ecchymosis

• Condition of blood in the tissues

• bruising

• condition of being blue/purple

• Abnormal condition of blood in the tissue

Psoriasis

• Abnormal condition of red

• Abnormal condition of blue

• Abnormal condition of itching

• condition of rash

Scleroderma

• Softening of the skin

• thickening of the skin

• hardening of the skin

• opening in the skin

Biopsy

• to view life / living things

• to scope cells

• viewing cells

• to scope life / living things

Epidermis

• The outermost layer of the skin

• The innermost layer of the skin

• The middle layer of the skin

Melanocyte

• white cell

• blue cell

• red cell

• black cell

rhytidectomy

• surgical removal of bump

• surgical removal of wrinkle

• surgical removal of skin tag

• surgical incision of wrinkle

dermatoplasty

• surgical incision to the skin

• surgical opening of the skin

• surgical repair of the skin