Chapter 3: Integumentary System (word parts) Flashcards

word parts

1
Q

cauter/o

A

combining form
to burn

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1
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albin/o

A

combining form
white

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2
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cry/o

A

cold

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3
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

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4
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derm/o

A

skin

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5
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dermat/o

A

skin

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6
Q

diaphor/o

A

profuse sweating

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7
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electr/o

A

electricity

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8
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erythr/o

A

red

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9
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hidr/o

A

sweat

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10
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ichthy/o

A

scaly,dry

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11
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kerat/o

A

hard, horny

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12
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leuk/o

A

white

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13
Q

lip/o

A

fat

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14
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melan/o

A

black

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15
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myc/o

A

fungus

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16
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necr/o

A

death

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17
Q

onych/o

A

nail

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18
Q

pedicul/o

A

lice

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19
Q

phot/o

A

light

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20
Q

py/o

A

pus

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21
Q

rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

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22
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

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23
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scler/o

A

hard

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24
Q

seb/o

A

oil

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25
Q

system/o

A

system

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26
Q

trich/o

A

hair

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27
Q

ungu/o

A

nail

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28
Q

vesic/o

A

sac, bladder

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29
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xer/o

A

dry

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30
Q

-derma

A

suffix
skin condition

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31
Q

allo-

A

prefix
other, different from usual

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32
Q

xeno-

A

prefix
foreign

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33
Q

angi/o

A

vessel

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34
Q

bas/o

A

base

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35
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bi/o

A

life

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36
Q

carcin/o

A

cancer

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37
Q

cauter/o

A

to burn

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38
Q

chem/o

A

chemical

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39
Q

cis/o

A

to cut

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40
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cortic/o

A

outer layer

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41
Q

cry/o

A

cold

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42
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

43
Q

cyt/o

A

cell

44
Q

esthesi/o

A

feeling

45
Q

septic/o

A

infection

46
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal

47
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

48
Q

-ia

A

state, condition

49
Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition

50
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

51
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-ism

A

state of

52
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

53
Q

-logy

A

study of

54
Q

-malacia

A

abnormal softening

55
Q

-oma

A

mass, tumor

56
Q

-opsy

A

view of

57
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition

58
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

59
Q

-phagia

A

eat, swallo

60
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

61
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge

62
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

63
Q

-tome

A

instrument to cut

64
Q

-ule

A

small

65
Q

allo-

A

other

66
Q

an-

A

without

67
Q

anti-

A

against

68
Q

auto-

A

self

69
Q

de-

A

without

70
Q

epi-

A

above

71
Q

ex-

A

outward

72
Q

hyper-

A

excessive

73
Q

hypo-

A

below

74
Q

intra-

A

within

75
Q

para-

A

beside

76
Q

sub-

A

under

77
Q

xeno-

A

foreign

78
Q

cutaneous

A

pertaining to skin

79
Q

dermal

A

pertaining to skin

80
Q

dermic

A

pertaining to skin

81
Q

epidermal

A

pertaining to above (upon) skin

82
Q

hypodermic

A

pertaining to below skin

83
Q

intradermal

A

pertaining to within skin

84
Q

subcutaneous

A

pertaining to under skin

85
Q

ungual

A

pertaining to nails

86
Q

BCC

A

basal cell carcinoma

87
Q

bid

A

two times a day

88
Q

BX, bx

A

biopsy

89
Q

C&S

A

culture and sensitivity

90
Q

decub

A

decubitus ulcer

91
Q

derm, derm

A

dermatology

92
Q

FS

A

frozen section

93
Q

I&D

A

incision and drainage

94
Q

ID

A

intradermal

95
Q

MM

A

malignant melanoma

96
Q

oint

A

ointment

97
Q

quid

A

four times a day

98
Q

SCC

A

squamous cell carcinoma

99
Q

SG

A

skin graft

100
Q

SLE

A

systemic lupus erythematosus

101
Q

STSG

A

split-thickness skin graft

102
Q

Subc, subq

A

subcutaneous

103
Q

tid

A

three times a day

104
Q

UV

A

ultraviolet

105
Q
A