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Integumentary System
Medical Terminology
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05/23/2013
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corium
 Definition
dermis or skin
Term
cutis
 Definition
skin
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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follicul/o
 Definition
follicle
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kerat/o
 Definition
horn-like, tough
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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melan/o
 Definition
black, dark
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onych/o
 Definition
nail
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-phyte
 Definition
plant
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pil/o
 Definition
hair
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sub-
 Definition
below
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sudor/i
 Definition
sweat
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xer/o
 Definition
dry
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sebaceous
 Definition
oil producing gland
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avascular
 Definition
without or absence of vessels or veins
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sudor
 Definition
sweat
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onycho
 Definition
nail
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lunula
 Definition
white, crescent-shaped area of the nail
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pil/o
 Definition
hair
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vellus
 Definition
fine hair that covers much of the body
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malacia
 Definition
sofening
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-oid
 Definition
like
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stratum corneum
 Definition
the tough, waterproof outer sublayer of the skin
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stratum lucidum
 Definition
the transparent, barely discernible sublayer just below the stratum corneum
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stratum granulosum
 Definition
the grainy sublayer between the stratum lucidum and stratum spinosum
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stratum granulosum
 Definition
the grainy sublayer between the stratum lucidum and stratum spinosum
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stratum germinativum
 Definition
the innermost sublayer of skin, which butts against the loose connective tissue of the dermis, forms epidermal ridges that connect with the dermis and also gives the stratum corneum its distinctive pattern
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