Chapter 3- Integumentary System

Question 1

Adip/o

Answer 1

Fat.

Adipocele- hernia containing fat or fatty tissue.

(-cele : hernia, swelling)

Question 2

Lip/o

Answer 2

Fat.

Lipocyte- Fat cell

Question 3

Steat/o

Answer 3

Fat.

Steatitis: inflammation of fatty tissue

Question 4

Cutane/o-
Dermat/o
Derm/o

Answer 4

Skin.

Cutaneous- pertaining to the skin
Dermatologist- physician specializing in treating skin disorders
Hypodermic- under or inserted under the skin, as in hypodermic injection.

Question 5

Hidr/o

Sudor/o

Answer 5

Sweat.

Hidradenitis- inflammation of sweat gland

Sudoresis- condition of profuse sweating; also called diaphoresis and hyperhidrosis.

Question 6

Ichthy/o

Answer 6

Dry, scaly.

Ichthyosis- any of several dermatologic conditions characterized by no inflammatory dryness and scaling of the skin, commonly associated with other abnormalities of lipid metabolism.

Question 7

Kerat/o

Answer 7

Horny tissue; hard; cornea

Question 8

Myc/o

Answer 8

Fungus

Question 9

Necr/o

Answer 9

Death, necrosis

Question 10

Onych/o

Answer 10

Nail

Question 11

Pil/o, trich/o

Answer 11

Hair

Question 12

Scler/o

Answer 12

Hardening; sclera (white of the eye)

Question 13

Squam/o

Answer 13

Scale

Question 14

Xer/o

Answer 14

Dry

Question 15

Cyan/o

Answer 15

Blue

Question 16

Erythr/o, erythemat/o

Answer 16

Red

Question 17

Leuk/o

Answer 17

White

Question 18

Melan/o

Answer 18

Black

Question 19

Xanth/o

Answer 19

Yellow

Question 20

-plasty

Answer 20

Surgical repair

Question 21

-tome

Answer 21

Instrument to cut

Question 22

-cele

Answer 22

Hernia, swelling

Question 23

-cyte

Answer 23

Cell

Question 24

-derma

Answer 24

Skin

Question 25

-emia

Answer 25

Blood condition

Question 26

-esis

Answer 26

Condition

Question 27

-itis

Answer 27

Inflammation

Question 28

-logist

Answer 28

Specialist in the study of

Question 29

-oma

Answer 29

Tumor

Question 30

-osis

Answer 30

Abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

Question 31

-pathy

Answer 31

Disease

Question 32

-penia

Answer 32

Decrease, deficiency

Question 33

-phagia

Answer 33

Swallowing, eating.

Question 34

-phoresis

Answer 34

Carrying, transmission

Question 35

-rrhea

Answer 35

Discharge, flow

Question 36

-logy

Answer 36

Study of

Question 37

-malacia

Answer 37

Softening

Question 38

-therapy

Answer 38

Treatment

Question 39

Auto-

Answer 39

Self, own

Question 40

Epi-

Answer 40

Above, on

Question 41

Hypo-

Answer 41

Under, below, deficient.

Question 42

Sub-

Answer 42

Under, below