integumentary med terms Flashcards
(75 cards)
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a-
A
absence of, meaning
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bi-
A
two or both
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dia-
A
through, complete
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dys-
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difficult, painful, abnormal
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epi-
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upon, on, over
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hyper-
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above, excessive
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hypo-
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deficient, below, under, incomplete
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intra-
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within, in
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meta-
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change, beyond, after
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neo-
A
new
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para-
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beside, around, beyond, abnormal
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per-
A
through
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pro-
A
before
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sub-
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under, below
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trans-
A
through, across, beyond
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uni-
A
one
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aut/o-
A
self
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bi/o
A
life
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coni/o-
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dust
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crypt/o-
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hidden
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cutane/o-
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skin
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derm/o-
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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heter/o
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other
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hidr/o
sweat
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kerat/o
hard tissue, keratin
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myc/o
fungus
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necr/o
death
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onych/o
nail
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pachy/o
thick
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rhytid/o
wrinkles
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seb/o
sebum
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staphyl/o
grapelike clusters
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strept/o
twisted chains
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ungu/o
nail
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xer/o
dryness, dry
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-al
pertaining to
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-ad
toward
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-coccus
berry shaped
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-cyte
cell
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-ectomy
excision
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-gen
substance that produces/causes, agent that produces/causes
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-genic
producing, originating, causing
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-ia
condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
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-ic
pertaining to
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-itis
inflammation
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-ior
pertaining to
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-logy
study of
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-logist
specialist who studies and treats
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-malacia
softening
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-megaly
enlarged, enlargement
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-oid
resembling
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-oma
tumour, swelling
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-opsy
view of, process of viewing, viewing
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-osis
abnormal condition, increased numbers relating to blood
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-ous
pertaining to
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-pathy
disease
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-phagia
eating, swallowing
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-plasia
development, formation, growth
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-plasm
growth, substance, formation
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
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-sis
state of
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-stasis
stop, controlling, standing
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-tome
instrument used to cut
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anterior/ventral
the front or direction toward the front of the body
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posterior/dorsal
the back or direction toward the back of the body
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superior/cranial
the position above or higher than another part of the body proper
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inferior/caudal
a position below or lower than another part of the body proper
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lateral
describes the side or direction toward the side of the body
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medial
describes the middle or direction toward the middle of the body
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proximal
describes a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body
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distal
describes a position in limb that is farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body
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superficial
describes a position closer to the surface of the body
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deep
describes a position farther from the surface of the body
