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Chapter 3: Integumentary System (word parts) Flashcards

word parts

1
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cauter/o

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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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3
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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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17
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onych/o

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nail

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18
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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

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oil

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system/o

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system

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trich/o

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hair

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27
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ungu/o

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nail

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vesic/o

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sac, bladder

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29
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xer/o

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dry

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30
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-derma

A

suffix
skin condition

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31
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allo-

A

prefix
other, different from usual

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32
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xeno-

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prefix
foreign

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33
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angi/o

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vessel

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34
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bas/o

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base

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35
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bi/o

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life

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36
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carcin/o

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cancer

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37
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cauter/o

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to burn

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38
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chem/o

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chemical

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39
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cis/o

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to cut

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40
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cortic/o

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outer layer

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cry/o

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cold

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cutane/o

43
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cyt/o

44
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esthesi/o

45
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septic/o

46
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

47
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-emia

A

blood condition

48
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-ia

A

state, condition

49
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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-ic

A

pertaining to

51
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-ism

52
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-itis

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inflammation

53
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-logy

54
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-malacia

A

abnormal softening

55
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-oma

A

mass, tumor

56
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-opsy

57
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

58
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-ous

A

pertaining to

59
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-phagia

A

eat, swallo

60
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

61
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-rrhea

62
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-tic

A

pertaining to

63
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-tome

A

instrument to cut

64
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-ule

65
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allo-

66
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an-

67
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anti-

68
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auto-

69
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de-

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epi-

71
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ex-

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hyper-

73
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hypo-

74
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intra-

75
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para-

76
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sub-

77
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xeno-

78
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cutaneous

A

pertaining to skin

79
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dermal

A

pertaining to skin

80
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dermic

A

pertaining to skin

81
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epidermal

A

pertaining to above (upon) skin

82
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hypodermic

A

pertaining to below skin

83
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intradermal

A

pertaining to within skin

84
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subcutaneous

A

pertaining to under skin

85
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ungual

A

pertaining to nails

86
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BCC

A

basal cell carcinoma

87
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bid

A

two times a day

88
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BX, bx

89
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C&S

A

culture and sensitivity

90
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decub

A

decubitus ulcer

91
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derm, derm

A

dermatology

92
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FS

A

frozen section

93
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I&D

A

incision and drainage

94
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ID

A

intradermal

95
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MM

A

malignant melanoma

96
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oint

97
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quid

A

four times a day

98
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SCC

A

squamous cell carcinoma

99
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SG

A

skin graft

100
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SLE

A

systemic lupus erythematosus

101
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STSG

A

split-thickness skin graft

102
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Subc, subq

A

subcutaneous

103
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tid

A

three times a day

104
Q

UV

A

ultraviolet

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