Chapter 4: Skin, hair, and nails Flashcards by Peyton Smith | Brainscape

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amphi-, ampho-

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both/on both sides

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an-

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without/not/on

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dia-

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through/apart/in a line

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extra-, extro-

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outside of/ beyond

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in-

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in/into/over

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meta-, met-

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after/change/transition

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non-

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not

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ob-

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toward/in front of /against

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par-, para-

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beside/beyond/abnormal

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per-

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through

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poly-

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many/much

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re-

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again and again/ backward

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semi-

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half/partly

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syn-

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together/with/concurrent

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-aceous

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pertaining to/ belonging to/ having

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-atic

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pertaining to

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-ation

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process

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-atory

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pertaining to

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-cle

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small

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-cyte

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cell

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-escent

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beginning to be/becoming

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-esis

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condition/abnormal condition/process

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-gen

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that which produces

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-in

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substance

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-ment

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action of/ product of

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-oma

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tumor/mass

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-ose

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full of/having the quality of

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-ula

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small

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-um

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structure/substance

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DERM, DERMAT

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skin

base

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CUT, CUTANE

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skin

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TECT, TEG

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protect, to cover

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SARC

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flesh/soft tissue
generally relates to muscular and connective tissue

base

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THEL

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nipple or cellular layer/tissue

will rarely see it in the nipple context

base

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CYT

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cell

when ‘e’ is added to the end we get a compound suffix ‘cyte’

base

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HIST, HISTI

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tissue

base

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KERAT

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horn/horny tissue or cornea

base

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MELAN

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black

base

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COLL

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glue

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ELAST

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flexible/stretchy

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SUD, SUDOR

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sweat

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FER

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to bear/to carry/to produce

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HIDR

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sweat

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SPIR

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to breathe or coil

base

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LIP

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fat

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ADIP

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fat

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STEAR, STEAT

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fat

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TRICH

A

hair

base

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PIL

A

hair

base

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MEDULL

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innermost part/medulla

base

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CORT, CORTIC

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outer layer/cortex

base

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FOLL

A

sac/container

base

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SEB

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grease/tallow

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UNGU

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nail

base

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ONYCH

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nail

base

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LUN

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moon/moon shaped

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CHRO, CHROMAT

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color

base

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NIGR

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black

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ALB, ALBID

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white

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LEUC, LEUK

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white

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CAN, CAND

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white/grey, white/glowing grey

base

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POLI

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grey

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ERYTHR

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red

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RUB, RUBR

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red

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ROSE

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rosy-red/pink

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RHOD

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rosy-red/pink

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PURPUR

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purple

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PORPHYR

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purple

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FUSC

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brown/dark

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CIRRH

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yellow/tawny

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FLAV

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golden yellow/reddish-yellow

base

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LUTE

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yellow

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XANTH

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yellow

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CHLOR

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green

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GLAUC

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blueish-grey/silvery grey

base

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CYAN

A

blue

base