Lecturer.

1. Medical terms pertaining to
integumentary system

2. Integumentary System
• Organs of Integumentary System
– Skin
– Hair
– Nails
– Sebaceous glands
– Sweat glands

3. Common Word Roots
word root meaning
• derm/o, dermat/o skin
cutane/o
• kerat/o keratin, horny layer of skin
• melan/o dark, black, melanin
• hidr/o sweat, perspiration
• seb/o sebum, sebaceous gland
• trich/o, pil/o hair
• onych/o nail

4. Word Building with Integumentary System roots
dermato dermatoma Tumor in the skin
cutane subcutaneous Pertaining to below the skin
Kerat keratosis
A condition of horny growth of the
skin
melan melanocyte Cell that forms melanin
hidr hyperhidrosis A condition of excessive sweating
seb seborrhea Discharge of sebum (oil discharge)
trich hypertrichosis
A condition of excessive hair
growth in areas usually not hairy

5. Word Building with Integumentary System roots
pil piloerection A state of erection of hair
onych onycholysis Separation of nail from its bed

6. Additional terms:
Erythema Skin redness
Pruritis Severe itching
Comedo Blackhead

7. Abbreviations

8. Route of administration & dosage forms:
ID Intradermal
IM Intramuscular
p.o. By mouth
IV Intravenous
SC Subcutaneous
SL Sublingually
Cap Capsule
Tab Tablet
Supp Suppository

9. Regimen
b.i.d Twice a day
t.i.d Three times a day
q.i.d. Four times a day
b.i.n. Twice a night
t.i.n. Three times a night
q.i.n. Four times a night
q2h Every two hours
qd Every day
q.o.d. Every other day

10. Vital signs
BP Blood Pressure
T Tempreture
Wt Weight
Ht Height
RR Respiratory rate
P pulse

11. Thank you