Chapter 4

Question 1

cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

Answer 1

skin

Question 2

hidr/o

Answer 2

sweat

Question 3

kerat/o

Answer 3

horny tissue, hard

Question 4

onych/o, ungu/o

Answer 4

nail

Question 5

seb/o

Answer 5

sebum (oil)

Question 6

trich/o

Answer 6

hair

Question 7

aut/o

Answer 7

self

Question 8

bi/o

Answer 8

life

Question 9

coni/o

Answer 9

dust

Question 10

crypt/o

Answer 10

hidden

Question 11

heter/o

Answer 11

other

Question 13

myc/o

Answer 13

fungus

Question 14

necr/o

Answer 14

death (cells, body)

Question 15

pachy/o

Answer 15

thick

Question 16

rhytid/o

Answer 16

wrinkles

Question 17

steat/o

Answer 17

fat, oil

Question 18

staphyl/o

Answer 18

grapelike clusters

Question 19

strept/o

Answer 19

twisted chains

Question 20

xer/o

Answer 20

dry

Question 21

epi-

Answer 21

on, upon, over

Question 22

intra-

Answer 22

within

Question 23

para-

Answer 23

beside, beyond, around, abnormal

Question 24

per-

Answer 24

through

Question 25

sub-

Answer 25

under, below

Question 26

    trans-

Answer 26

through, across, beyond

Question 27

    -ectomy

Answer 27

excision or surgical removal

Question 28

    -ia

Answer 28

diseased or abnormal state, condition of

Question 29

    -a

Answer 29

noun suffix, no meaning

Question 30

    -coccus

Answer 30

berry-shaped (form of bacterium)

Question 31

    -itis

Answer 31

inflammation

Question 32

    -malacia

Answer 32

softening

Question 33

    -opsy

Answer 33

view of viewing

Question 34

    -rrhea

Answer 34

flow, discharge

Question 35

    -phagia

Answer 35

eatingor swallowing

Question 36

    -plasty

Answer 36

surgical repair

Question 37

    -tome

Answer 37

instrument used to cut

Question 38

epidermis

Answer 38

outer layer of skin

Question 39

dermis

Answer 39

inner layer of skin (also called the true skin)

Question 40

subcutaneous fatty tissue

Answer 40

pertaining to under the skin

Question 41

basal cell carcinoma

Answer 41

epithelial tumor arisingfrom the epidermis. It seldom metastasizes but invades local tissue. Common in individuals who have had excessive sun exposure.

Question 42

gangrene

Answer 42

death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply followed by bacterial invasion (a form of nercrosis)

Question 43

biopsy

Answer 43

view of life (the removal of living tissue from the body to be viewed under the microscope)

Question 44

adipose (adip/o)

Answer 44

fat, fatty

Question 45

debridement

Answer 45

removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound

Question 46

decubitus ulcer (also called bedsore or pressure ulcer)

Answer 46

erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure, often occurring in bedridden patients

Question 47

edema

Answer 47

puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

Question 48

pruritus

Answer 48

severe itching

Question 49

pustule

Answer 49

elevation of skin containing pus

Question 50

ulcer

Answer 50

erosion of the skin or mucous membrane

Question 51

Abrasion

Answer 51

Scraping away of the skin by mechanical process or injury

Question 52

Abscess

Answer 52

Localized collection of pus

Question 53

Acne

Answer 53

Inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicles.