Ch. 4 Integumentary Word Parts Flashcards
Ichty/o
Dry; scaly
-derma
Skin
-osis
Abnormal condition
-opsy
View of; viewing
Papill/o
Nipple-like
Onych/o
Nail
Necr/o
Death
Myc/o
Fungus
Melan/o
Black
Lip/o
Fat
Steat/o
Fat; sebum
Immun/o
Immune; protection
Psor/o
Itching
Pill/o
•head/hair on pillow
Hair; hair follicle
a-, an-
Not; without
Py/o
Pus
Rhytid/o
Wrinkle
Scler/o
Hardening
Seb/o
Sebum
Squam/o
Scale
Trich/o
Hair
Purpur/o
Purple
-rrhaphy
Suturing
-therapy
Treatment
Xanth/o
Yellow
Chlor/o
Green
Ungu/o
Nail
Xer/o
Dry
e-, ex-
Out; away from
Aden/o
Gland
Adip/o
Fat
Prurit/o
Itching
Albin/o
White
Aut/o
•auto drive, automatic
Self
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Bi/o
Life
Carcin/o
Cancer
Caus/o
Bum; burning; heat
Cauter/o
Heat; burn
Cis/o
To cut
Cry/o
•babies cry in the cold
Cold
Cutane/o
Skin
Cyan/o
Blue
Derm/a
Dermat/o
Derm/o
Skin
Cyt/o
Cell
Diaphor/o
Profuse sweating
Ecchym/o
Blood in the tissues
Erythem/o
Erythemat/o
Redness
Erythr/o
Red
Hidr/o
Sweat
Hist/o
Tissue
Integument/o
Covering
Juand/o
•j=y in Spanish
Yellow
Kerat/o
Hard, horn-shaped tissue
Epi-
On; over; upon
Hyper-
Above; above normal; excessive
Hypo-
Below; below normal; deficient
Intra-
Within; into
In-
In; into; not
Para-
Near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
Per-
Through
Sub-
•submarine
Below; under
-al, -ary, -ic, -ous, -tic
Pertaining to
-dermis
Skin
-ectomy
Surgical removal; excision
-ema
Condition
-esis
Action; condition; state of
-esthesia
Feeling; sensation
-iasis
Abnormal condition
-ion
Process; state; condition
-ism
Process; condition
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Study of
-oma
Tumor; mass
-ose
Full of; pertaining to; sugar
-plasty
Surgical repair
-rrhea
Flow; excessive discharge