Combining Forms
What Color is it?
Anatomy of the Skin
Vocabulary
Name that Lesion
100
fat
What is lip/o
100
xanth/o
What is yellow
100
outermost layer
What is epidermis
100
half moon shaped area at the base of the nail
What is lunula
100
groove or crack like sore
What is fissure
200
sweat
What is hidr/o
200
albin/o
What is white
200
dense, fibrous, connective layer; contains collagen
What is dermis
200
tiny opening on the surface of the skin
What is a pore
200
growth extending from a mucous membrane
What is polyp
300
cauter/o
What is heat, burn
300
blue
What is cyan/o
300
deepest layer of the epidermis
What is basal layer
300
oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands
What is sebum
300
open sore on the skin or mucous membrane (deeper than an erosion)
What is ulcer
400
dermat/o
What is skin
400
leuk/o
What is white
400
Thick, fat containing tissue
What is subcutaneous layer
400
major skin pigment formed by melanocytes in the epidermis.
What is melanin
400
mosquito bite or hives
What is wheal
500
xer/o
What is dry
500
black
What is melan/o
500
hard protein material
What is keratin
500
adipocyte
What is a fat cell
500
thick walled, closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material
What is cyst
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