Integumentary System - Word Parts Flashcards

Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes, Abbreviations

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albin/o

A

white

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adip/o

A

fat

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bi/o

A

life

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4
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cutane/o

A

skin

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cyan/o

A

blue

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derm/o

A

skin

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dermat/o

A

skin

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cry/o

A

cold

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leuk/o

A

white

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10
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papill/o

A

nipple-like

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11
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scler/o

A

hardening

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12
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xer/o

A

dry

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13
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-ism

A

process

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-ium

A

structure

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-um

A

structure

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16
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-sis

A

state of; condition

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diaphor/e

A

profuse sweating

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epitheli/o

A

covering

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erythemat/o

A

red

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erythr/o

A

red

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hidr/o

A

sweat

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kerat/o

A

hard; hornlike

23
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keratin/o

A

hard; hornlike

24
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lip/o

A

fat

25
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melan/o

A

black

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myc/o

A

fungus

27
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necr/o

A

death

28
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onych/o

A

nail

29
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pil/o

A

hair

30
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py/o

A

pus

31
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ras/o

A

scrape

32
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rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

33
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seb/o

A

sebum

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steat/o

A

fat

35
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ungu/o

A

nail

36
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-dermis

A

skin

37
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-derma

A

skin

38
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-oma

A

tumor; mass

39
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-therapy

A

treatment

40
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derma-

A

skin

41
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bx

A

biopsy

42
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SC

A

subcutaneous

43
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subq

A

subcutaneous

44
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subcut

A

subcutaneous

45
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UV

A

ultraviolet