Gazala Noor
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University, Lucknow
, Common medical terms
• Derm/Derma/Dermato/Cutaneous- Skin
• Epidermis- above skin structure
• Hypodermis- below skin structure
• Subcutaneous- Under skin
• Tricho/ Pilo- hair
• Py/Pyo- Pus
• Prurit/Psora- Itching
• Cyst- a swelling or a lump filled with liquid in the body or under the
skin
• Onycho/unguo- nail
• Eponychium -above nail structure
• Sebaceous/sebum- Oil
• Sudori/hidro/ perspiration- Sweat
• Lipo/Adipo- Fat
• Melanocyte- Black cell
• Keratin/kerato –Protein