Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Medical Terminology > Integumentary System - Word Parts > Flashcards

Integumentary System - Word Parts Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
0
Q

cutane/o-

A

skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

integument/o-

A

skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

integu/o-

A

to cover

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

theli/o-

A

cellular layer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

-um

A

a structure; period of time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

derm/o-

A

skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

kerat/o-

A

cornea (of the eye); hard, fibrious protein

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

ex-

A

out; away from

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

foli/o-

A

leaf

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

-ation

A

a process; being or having

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

bas/o-

A

base of a structure; basic (alkaline)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

melan/o-

A

black

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

-cyte

A

cell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

-in

A

a substance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

-tome

A

instrument used to cut; area with distinct edges

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

trich/o-

A

hair

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

sebace/o-

A

sebum (oil)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

per-

A

through; throughout

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

spir/o-

A

breathe; a coil

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

sudor/i-

A

sweat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

hidr/o-

A

sweat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

diaphore/o-

A

sweat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

fer/o-

A

to bear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

follicul/o-

A

follicle (small sack)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

pil/o-

A

hair

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

erect/o-

A

to stand up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

ungu/o-

A

nail (fingernail or toenail)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

cut/i-

A

skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

onych/o-

A

nail (fingernail or toenail)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

-cle

A

small thing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

-lun/o-

A

moon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

-ula

A

small thing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

adip/o-

A

fat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

-ose

A

full of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

-cere

A

waxy substance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

lip/o-

A

lipid (fat)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

-cyte

A

cell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

all/o-

A

other; strange

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

-ergy

A

activity; process of working

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

erg/o-

A

activity; work

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

sensitive/o-

A

affected by; sensitive to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

-ity

A

state; condition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

-gen

A

that which produces

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

loc/o-

A

in one place

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

system/o-

A

the body as a whole

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

ana-

A

apart from; excessive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

-phylaxis

A

condition of guarding or protecting

47
Q

phylact/o-

A

guarding; protecting

48
Q

cervic/o-

A

neck

49
Q

coll/a-

A

fibers that hold together

51
Q

elast/o-

A

flexing; stretching

52
Q

-rrhage

A

excessive flow or discharge

53
Q

extra-

A

outside of

54
Q

vas/o-

A

blood vessel; vas deferens

55
Q

contus/o-

A

bruising

56
Q

ecchym/o-

A

blood in the tissues

57
Q

fiss/o-

A

splitting

58
Q

-ure

A

system; result of

59
Q

vesic/o-

A

bladder; fluid-filled sac

60
Q

vesicul/o-

A

bladder; fluid-filled sac

61
Q

ne/o-

A

new

62
Q

-plasm

A

growth; formed substance

63
Q

malign/o-

A

intentionally causing harm; cancer

64
Q

-ant

A

pertaining to

65
Q

prurit/o-

A

itching

66
Q

xer/o-

A

dry

67
Q

-derma

A

skin

68
Q

albin/o-

A

white

69
Q

-ism

A

process; disease from a specific cause

70
Q

cyan/o-

A

blue

71
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

72
Q

erythemat/o-

A

redness

73
Q

icter/o-

A

jaundice

74
Q

necr/o-

A

dead cells, tissue, or body

75
Q

gangren/o-

A

gangrene

76
Q

de-

A

reversal of; without

77
Q

pigment/o-

A

pigment

78
Q

abras/o-

A

scrape off

79
Q

an-

A

without, not

80
Q

esthes/o-

A

sensation; feeling

81
Q

kel/o-

A

tumor

82
Q

-oid

A

resembling

83
Q

excori/o-

A

to take out skin

84
Q

lacer/o-

A

a tearing

85
Q

cellul/o-

A

cell

86
Q

pedicul/o-

A

lice

87
Q

actin/o-

A

rays of the sun

88
Q

angi/o-

A

blood vessel; lymphatic

89
Q

dys-

A

painful; difficult; abnormal

90
Q

plast/o-

A

growth; formation

91
Q

papill/o-

A

elevated structure

92
Q

pre-

A

before, in front of

93
Q

sen/o-

A

old age

94
Q

-ile

A

pertaining to

95
Q

syn-

A

together

96
Q

-dactyly

A

condition of fingers or toes

97
Q

xanth/o-

A

yellow

98
Q

-elasma

A

platelike structure

99
Q

-ancy

A

state of

100
Q

carcin/o-

A

cancer

101
Q

squam/o-

A

scalelike cell

102
Q

sarc/o-

A

connective tissue

103
Q

psor/o-

A

itching

104
Q

-iasis

A

state of; process of

105
Q

-iatic

A

pertaining to a state or process

106
Q

scler/o-

A

hard; sclera (white of the eye)

107
Q

rhin/o-

A

nose

108
Q

-phyma

A

tumor; growth

109
Q

-rrhea

A

flow; discharge

110
Q

seb/o-

A

sebum (oil)

111
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

112
Q

alopec/o-

A

bald

113
Q

hirsut/o-

A

hairy

114
Q

-ism

A

process; disease from a specific cause

115
Q

-sis

A

process; condition; abnormal condition

Medical Terminology (47 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions