| Cut/o; Cutane/o | | Sweat |
| Derm/o; Dermat/o | | Sebum |
| Melan/o | | superficial discoloration caused by blood in the tissue; a bruise |
| Myc/o | | within |
| Onych/o | | Hair |
| Pil/o | | redness of the skin such as blushing or mild sunburn |
| Seb/o | | a common thickening of the epidermis at the site of external friction or pressure |
| Sud/o; Sudor/o | | a congenital hereditary condition; characterized by lack of skin pigmentation |
| Xer/o | | scraping away of the skin; a scrape |
| hypo- | | inflammation of the skin; contact dermatitis, caused by contact with irritant |
| intra- | | surgical repair |
| para- | | injury characterized by pain, swelling, and discoloration of the skin without a break in the skin; a bruise |
| per- | | inflammatory disease of sebaceous glands and hair follicles |
| -ectomy | | bluish discoloration of the skin; may be symptom of lack of oxygen in the blood |
| -malacia | | excessive excretion of sweat due to increased body temp, physical activity, heat exposure, and mental or emotional stress |
| -oma | | eating |
| -phagia | | cutting instrument |
| -plasty | | Fungus |
| -(r)rhea | | partial or complete loss of hair; baldness |
| -tome | | redness and swelling of epidermisas in a sunburn |
| abrasion | | excision; surgical removal |
| acne; acne vulgaris | | Dry |
| albinism | | involves epidermis and full dermis, may include subcutaneous and muscle tissue, appears charred, wet or dry, sunken, with a dry crust |
| alopecia | | Skin |
| burns | | flow; excessive discharge |
| 1st degree/superficial burn | | skin and subcutaneous injury caused by flame, heat, chemicals, gas, radiation, or electricity |
| 2nd degree/partial-thickness burn | | an inflammed hair follicle; a boil |
| 3rd degree/full-thickness burn | | Black |
| callus | | below; beneath |
| carbuncle | | abnormal swelling of tissue |
| cellulitis | | around; beside |
| contusion | | tumor; swelling |
| cyanosis | | skin infection characterized by a cluster of boils |
| dermatitis | | cracklike sore or groove in the skin |
| diaphoresis | | through |
| eccymosis | | acute infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue characterized by heat, redness, pain, and swelling |
| eczema | | softening |
| edema | | inflammatory skin disorder characterized by redness, ithching, vesicles, weeping, oozing, and crusting |
| erythema | | blistering, pink to red color, sensitive and painful, involves epidermis and upper layers of dermis as in quick contact with hot object |
| fissure | | Nail |
| furuncle | | Skin |
