Wk 7 - Skin (Suffix)

Question 1

-derma

Answer 1

✅ Definition: Skin

🩺 Example: Leucoderma – White patches on the skin
🔍 Breakdown:
Leuco = white
Derma = skin

Question 2

-lemma

Answer 2

✅ Definition: Confining membrane, sheath

🩺 Example: Neurolemma – Sheath surrounding a nerve fiber
🔍 Breakdown:
Neuro = nerve
Lemma = sheath

Question 3

-oma

Answer 3

✅ Definition: Tumour, collection, mass, swelling

🩺 Example: Xanthoma – Yellowish tumor or nodule
🔍 Breakdown:
Xanth = yellow
-oma = tumor

Question 4

-plakia

Answer 4

✅ Definition: Condition of plaques

🩺 Example: Leucoplakia – White patches on mucous membranes
🔍 Breakdown:
Leuco = white
Plakia = plaque condition

Question 5

-plasty

Answer 5

✅ Definition: Surgical or plastic repair

🩺 Example: Dermatoplasty – Surgical repair of the skin
🔍 Breakdown:
Dermato = skin
Plasty = surgical repair

Question 6

-rrhoea

Answer 6

✅ Definition: Discharge, flow

🩺 Example: Seborrhoea – Excessive discharge of sebum
🔍 Breakdown:
Sebo = sebum
Rrhoea = flow

Question 7

-trophy

Answer 7

✅ Definition: Nourishment, development

🩺 Example: Hypertrophy – Increase in size of an organ or tissue
🔍 Breakdown:
Hyper = excessive
Trophy = growth

Question 8

-tropic

Answer 8

✅ Definition: Affinity for

🩺 Example: Lipotropic – Having an affinity for or affecting fat metabolism
🔍 Breakdown:
Lipo = fat
Tropic = affinity for