Chapter 3- Integumentary System Flashcards

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Adip/o

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Fat.

Adipocele- hernia containing fat or fatty tissue.

(-cele : hernia, swelling)

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Lip/o

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Fat.

Lipocyte- Fat cell

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3
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Steat/o

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Fat.

Steatitis: inflammation of fatty tissue

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4
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Cutane/o-
Dermat/o
Derm/o

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Skin.

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

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5
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Hidr/o

Sudor/o

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Sweat.

Hidradenitis- inflammation of sweat gland

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

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6
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Ichthy/o

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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.

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7
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Kerat/o

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Horny tissue; hard; cornea

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8
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Myc/o

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Fungus

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9
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Necr/o

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Death, necrosis

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10
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Onych/o

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Nail

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11
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Pil/o, trich/o

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Hair

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12
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Scler/o

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Hardening; sclera (white of the eye)

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13
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Squam/o

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Scale

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14
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Xer/o

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Dry

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15
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Cyan/o

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Blue

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16
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Erythr/o, erythemat/o

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Red

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17
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Leuk/o

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Melan/o

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Xanth/o

20
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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

21
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-tome

A

Instrument to cut

22
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-cele

A

Hernia, swelling

23
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-cyte

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-derma

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-emia
Blood condition
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-esis
Condition
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-itis
Inflammation
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-logist
Specialist in the study of
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-oma
Tumor
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-osis
Abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-pathy
Disease
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-penia
Decrease, deficiency
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-phagia
Swallowing, eating.
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-phoresis
Carrying, transmission
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-rrhea
Discharge, flow
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-logy
Study of
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-malacia
Softening
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-therapy
Treatment
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Auto-
Self, own
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Epi-
Above, on
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Hypo-
Under, below, deficient.
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Sub-
Under, below