Integument System Flashcards
List the structures and functions of the skin. Define terms related to the layers and the accessory structures of the skin. Define combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes related to the integumentary system. Define common medical terminology related to the integumentary system, including adjectives and related terms; signs, symptoms, and medical conditions; tests and procedures; surgical interventions and therapeutic procedures; medications and drug therapies; and medical specialties and special (43 cards)
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Adip/o
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fat
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cry/o
A
cold
3
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cyan/o
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blue
4
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derm/o, dermat/o, cuntane/o
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skin
5
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electr/o
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electric, electricity
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erythr/o
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red
7
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hidr/o
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sweat
8
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kerat/o
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hard
9
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lip/o
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fat
10
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melan/o
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black, dark
11
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Myc/o
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fungus
12
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necr/o
A
death
13
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onych/o
A
nail
14
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pachy/o
A
thick
15
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py/o
A
pus
16
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rhytid/o
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wrinkle
17
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scler/o
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hard
18
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seb/o
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sebum (an oily secretion)
19
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trich/o
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hair
20
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xanth/o
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yellow
21
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xer/o
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dry
22
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a-, an-
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without, not
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bio-
A
life
24
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epi-
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on, following
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intra-
within
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para-
beside
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per-
through
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sub-
below, beneath
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trans-
across, through
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-cide
substance that kills
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-derma
skin
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-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
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-genic
originating, producing
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-itis
inflammation
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-logist
one who specializes in
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-logy
study of
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-malacia
softening
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-pathy
disease
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-phagia
eating
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-plasia
formation, growth
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-plasty
surgical repair, reconstruction
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-rrhea
flowing, discharge
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-tome
cutting instrument
