Chapter 3: Integumentary System (word parts) Flashcards by Tatiana Meza

Q

cauter/o

A

combining form
to burn

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albin/o

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combining form
white

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cry/o

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cold

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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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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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electr/o

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electricity

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erythr/o

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red

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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scaly,dry

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kerat/o

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hard, horny

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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necr/o

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death

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onych/o

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nail

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pedicul/o

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lice

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phot/o

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light

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py/o

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pus

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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sarc/o

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flesh

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scler/o

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hard

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seb/o

oil

system/o

system

trich/o

hair

ungu/o

nail

vesic/o

sac, bladder

xer/o

dry

-derma

suffix skin condition

allo-

prefix other, different from usual

xeno-

prefix foreign

angi/o

vessel

bas/o

base

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer

cauter/o

to burn

chem/o

chemical

cis/o

to cut

cortic/o

outer layer

cry/o

cold

cutane/o

skin

cyt/o

cell

esthesi/o

feeling

septic/o

infection

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-ia

state, condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-malacia

abnormal softening

-oma

mass, tumor

-opsy

view of

-osis

abnormal condition

-ous

pertaining to

-phagia

eat, swallo

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

discharge

-tic

pertaining to

-tome

instrument to cut

-ule

small

allo-

other

an-

without

anti-

against

auto-

self

de-

without

epi-

above

ex-

outward

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

below

intra-

within

para-

beside

sub-

under

xeno-

foreign

cutaneous

pertaining to skin

dermal

pertaining to skin

dermic

pertaining to skin

epidermal

pertaining to above (upon) skin

hypodermic

pertaining to below skin

intradermal

pertaining to within skin

subcutaneous

pertaining to under skin

ungual

pertaining to nails

BCC

basal cell carcinoma

bid

two times a day

BX, bx

biopsy

C&S

culture and sensitivity

decub

decubitus ulcer

derm, derm

dermatology

FS

frozen section

I&D

incision and drainage

ID

intradermal

MM

malignant melanoma

oint

ointment

quid

four times a day

SCC

squamous cell carcinoma

SG

skin graft

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

STSG

split-thickness skin graft

Subc, subq

subcutaneous

tid

three times a day

UV

ultraviolet