Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
A
skin
2
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat
3
Q
kerat/o
A
horny tissue, hard (Note: Kerat/o is also used to refer to the cornea of the eye)
4
Q
onych/o, ungu/o
A
nail
5
Q
seb/o
A
sebum (oil)
6
Q
trich/o
A
hair
7
Q
aut/o
A
self
8
Q
bi/o
A
life
9
Q
coni/o
A
dust
10
Q
crypt/o
A
hidden
11
Q
heter/o
A
other
12
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
13
Q
necr/o
A
death (cells, body)
14
Q
pachy/o
A
thick
15
Q
rhytid/o
A
wrinkles
16
Q
staphyl/o
A
grapelike clusters
17
Q
strept/o
A
twisted chain
18
Q
xer/o
A
dry
19
Q
epi-
A
on, upon, over
20
Q
intra-
A
within
21
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para-
A
beside, beyond, around
22
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per-
A
through
23
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sub-
A
under, below
24
Q
-a
A
noun suffix, no meaning
25
Q
-coccus (pl. cocci)
A
berry-shaped (form of bacterium)
26
Q
-ectomy
A
excision or surgical removal
27
Q
-ia
A
diseased or abnormal state, condition of
28
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
29
Q
-malacia
A
softening
30
Q
-opsy
A
view of, viewing
31
Q
-phagia
A
eating or swallowing
32
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
33
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, excessive discharge
34
Q
-tome
A
instrument used to cut
