Chapter 5 Word Elements Flashcards
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adip/o
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fat e.g. adipose
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albin/o
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white e.g. albinism
3
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caut/o
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burn e.g. cautery
4
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cutane/o
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skin e.g. subcutaneous
5
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derm/o
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skin e.g. dermabrasion
6
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dermat/o
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skin e.g. dermatitis
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erythr/o
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red eg erythroalgia
8
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hidr/o
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sweat e.g. hidrosis
9
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hist/o, histi/o
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tissue e.g. histology
10
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ichthy/o
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fish e.g. icthyosis
11
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kerat/o
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hard, horny (also refers to the cornea of the eye) e.g. keratosis
12
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leuk/o
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white e.g. leukoderma
13
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lip/o
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fat e.g. lipohypertrophy
14
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melan/o
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black e.g. melanoma
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myc/o
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fungus e.g. mycosis
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onych/o
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nails e.g. onychogryposis
17
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pil/o
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hair e.g. pilonidal
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scler/o
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hard; also refers to sclera of the eye e.g. scleroderma
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squam/o
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scales e.g. squamous epithelium
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trich/o
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hair e.g. trichiasis
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xanth/o
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yellow e.g. xanthosis
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xer/o
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dryness e.g. xeroderma
