Audrey PeppersBiology 120-CDL

Chapter 3 Presentation

Dermat/o

Dermatosis-Any skin disease, especially one not characterized by inflammation.

Melan/o

Melanoma-A maligment tumor of melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that produce the dark pigment, melanin, which is responsible for the color of the skin.

Derma

Pyoderma-Pus in the skin that can be caused by infectious, inflammatory, and/or neoplastic etiologies.

Onych/o

Onychomycosis-A fungal infection of the fingernails or toenails. The actual infection is of the bed of the nail and of the plate under the surface of the nail. It is the most common disease of the nails and constitutes about a half of all nail abnormalities.

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