Chapter 4: Skin, hair, and nails Flashcards
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Q
amphi-, ampho-
A
both/on both sides
prefix
2
Q
an-
A
without/not/on
Prefix
3
Q
dia-
A
through/apart/in a line
Prefix
4
Q
extra-, extro-
A
outside of/ beyond
prefix
5
Q
in-
A
in/into/over
Prefix
6
Q
meta-, met-
A
after/change/transition
prefix
7
Q
non-
A
not
prefix
8
Q
ob-
A
toward/in front of /against
prefix
9
Q
par-, para-
A
beside/beyond/abnormal
prefix
10
Q
per-
A
through
prefix
11
Q
poly-
A
many/much
prefix
12
Q
re-
A
again and again/ backward
prefix
13
Q
semi-
A
half/partly
prefix
14
Q
syn-
A
together/with/concurrent
prefix
15
Q
-aceous
A
pertaining to/ belonging to/ having
suffix
16
Q
-atic
A
pertaining to
suffix
17
Q
-ation
A
process
suffix
18
Q
-atory
A
pertaining to
suffix
19
Q
-cle
A
small
suffix
20
Q
-cyte
A
cell
suffix
21
Q
-escent
A
beginning to be/becoming
suffix
22
Q
-esis
A
condition/abnormal condition/process
suffix
23
Q
-gen
A
that which produces
suffix
24
Q
-in
A
substance
suffix
25
-ment
action of/ product of
suffix
26
-oma
tumor/mass
suffix
27
-ose
full of/having the quality of
suffix
28
-ula
small
suffix
29
-um
structure/substance
suffix
30
DERM, DERMAT
skin
base
31
CUT, CUTANE
skin
base
32
TECT, TEG
protect, to cover
base
33
SARC
flesh/soft tissue
generally relates to muscular and connective tissue
base
34
THEL
nipple or cellular layer/tissue
will rarely see it in the nipple context
base
35
CYT
cell
when ‘e’ is added to the end we get a compound suffix ‘cyte’
base
36
HIST, HISTI
tissue
base
37
KERAT
horn/horny tissue or cornea
base
38
MELAN
black
base
39
COLL
glue
base
40
ELAST
flexible/stretchy
base
41
SUD, SUDOR
sweat
base
42
FER
to bear/to carry/to produce
base
43
HIDR
sweat
base
44
SPIR
to breathe or coil
base
45
LIP
fat
base
46
ADIP
fat
base
47
STEAR, STEAT
fat
base
48
TRICH
hair
base
49
PIL
hair
base
50
MEDULL
innermost part/medulla
base
51
CORT, CORTIC
outer layer/cortex
base
52
FOLL
sac/container
base
53
SEB
grease/tallow
base
54
UNGU
nail
base
55
ONYCH
nail
base
56
LUN
moon/moon shaped
base
57
CHRO, CHROMAT
color
base
58
NIGR
black
base
59
ALB, ALBID
white
base
60
LEUC, LEUK
white
base
61
CAN, CAND
white/grey, white/glowing grey
base
62
POLI
grey
base
63
ERYTHR
red
base
64
RUB, RUBR
red
base
65
ROSE
rosy-red/pink
base
66
RHOD
rosy-red/pink
base
67
PURPUR
purple
base
68
PORPHYR
purple
base
69
FUSC
brown/dark
base
70
CIRRH
yellow/tawny
base
71
FLAV
golden yellow/reddish-yellow
base
72
LUTE
yellow
base
73
XANTH
yellow
base
74
CHLOR
green
base
75
GLAUC
blueish-grey/silvery grey
base
76
CYAN
blue
base
