integumentary

• sweat gland


  Gland that produces sweat
• Pacinian corpuscle


  Sensory receptor in the skin that responds to pressure and vibration
• Skin Cells & Structures

  • Cutane/o - Skin
  • Subcutaneous - pertaining to the skin
  • Derm/o - Skin
  • Dermal - pertaining to the skin
  • Dermat/o - Skin
  • Dermatology - study of the skin
  • Hidr/o - Sweat
  • Hyperhidrosis - excessive sweating
  • kerat/o - Hard; horn-like
  • Lip/o - Fat
  • Melan/o - Black
  • Onych/o - Nail
  • Seb/o - Sebum
  • Keratosis - any horny growth on the skin
  • Lipoma - growth made up of fatty tissue
  • Melanoma - tumor of the dark pigment cells
  • Onychomalacia - softening of the fingernails
  • Seborrhea - excessive secretion of sebum
  • Squam/o - Scale-like
  • Squamous - pertaining to scale-like
  • Sud/o - Sweat
  • Sudorific - promoting the flow of sweat
• CF


  Abbreviation for Cystic Fibrosis
• Acne


  • Pus-filled eruption of the skin due to infection
• Alopecia


  • Partial or complete loss of hair (baldness)
• Anhidrosis


  • Condition characterized by little or no sweat production (inadequate perspiration)
• PC


  Abbreviation for Pacinian Corpuscle