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MT Unit 4 Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, Abbreviations 2024 Flashcards

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a–

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not

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ab–

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off, from, away

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allo–

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other, different; different member of the same species

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an–

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not

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anti–

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against (an action)

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auto–

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self

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bi–

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two, double

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cata–

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down, downward

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chemo–

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using chemicals

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cryo–

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using cold

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de–

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from, down, out

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dys–

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bad

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e–
ec–
ex–

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out, off, from, beyond

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epi–

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on top of

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eu–

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good; well-

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hetero–

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other, different

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homo–

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same

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hyper–

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too much

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hypo–

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too little

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in–

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in, into
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intra–

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inside

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neo–

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new

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par–
para–

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beside; near

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per–

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through; by means of

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pro–

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in front of; in favor of

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sub–

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an underlayer; support

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tel–
telo–

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an end; complete

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trans–

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through

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tri–

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three

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xeno–

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stranger; a different species

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xero–

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dry

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abrasion

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scraping off skin

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acne

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skin eruption

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actin

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ray, beam

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aden

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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albin/o

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the color white

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alopec

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bald

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amine

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chemical group containing nitrogen

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andro

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male

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angi/o

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vessel

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bili

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bile

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carcin

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cancer

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carot

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carrot; the color orange

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cauter[ium]

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device used to burn

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cer/at

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horn

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cicatrix

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scar

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circ

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a ring; circle

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cision

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cut

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comedo

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zit

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cori/a

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leather; skin

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corn

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horn

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crine

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secretion; release from cells or from the body

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crust

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crust; rind

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crypt

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hidden; concealed

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cub

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lie down

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cutan/e/o

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skin

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cyan

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the color blue

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cyt
cyte
cyto

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cell

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dendr/o

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tree

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derm/at/o

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skin

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desicc

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dry

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ecchymosis

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bleeding under the skin

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electr/o

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related to electricity

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erosion

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“gnawing away”

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erythr/o

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the color red

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esthe

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sensation; perception

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fibr/o

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fiber

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fissure

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deep crack

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gen
geno
genet

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birth (dealing with inheritance)

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glabr

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smooth

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graft

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transfer of tissue from one place to another

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gran

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grain

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hem
hemo
hemat
hemato

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blood

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hidr
hidra
hidro

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sweat

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hist/o

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tissue

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ichthy

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fish

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impetigo

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skin eruption

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incision

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cut

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jaun

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the color yellow

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kel

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claw

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kerat/o

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horn

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leuk/o

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the color white

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lip/o

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fat

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lith

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stone

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lun

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moon

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macer

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soften

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melan/o

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the color black

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myc/o

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fungus

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myring/o

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eardrum

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necr

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dead

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nevus

A

mole

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nidus

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nest

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nod[e]

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knot

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onych/o

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nail; “little claw”

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ops

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seeing; appearance

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pachy

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thick

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pap
papilla

A

nipple

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permeable

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able to be penetrated

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petechia

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small, red spots on the skin

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pheo

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gray or dark in color

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pigment

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coloring agent

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pil/o

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hair

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plaque

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sticky deposit

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plas[tic]

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something molded

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prur[is]

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itch

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pruritic

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something which causes an itch

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psōra

A

itch

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ras

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scrape

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regulat[e]

A

control or maintain

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rhino

A

nose

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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rub

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red

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scale

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scale

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scess

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going

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scler/o

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hard

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seb
seba
sebo
sebum

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a waxy secretion from a skin gland

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sens

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sensation; perception

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septic

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filled with microorganisms

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sicc

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dry

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some

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body

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squam

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a shape wider than it is high (literally, “fish-scale”)

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steat/o

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fatty

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suction

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using negative pressure

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surgery

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using tools to alter the structure of the body

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sweat

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perspiration

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tect

A

roof

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therapy

A

treatment to make something better

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thermo

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temperature

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tinea

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fungal infection

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top

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place

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trich/o

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hair

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tumor

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swelling

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unguent

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ointment; grease

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urtica

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nettle, stinger

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vapora[te]

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steam

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vascul

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little vessel

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verruca

A

wart

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vesic

A

bladder

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vitiligo

A

skin disease

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vulgaris

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common

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xanth/o

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yellow

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xer/o

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dry

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zein

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boil

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–al

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pertaining to

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–algia

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pain

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–ar

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pertaining to

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–ary

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pertaining to

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–ate

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word ending that turns a noun into an adjective that means “showing”

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–ation

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–cele

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hernia

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–ceous

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pertaining to

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–dice

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French ending which puts “to be” before the word

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–dynia

A

pain

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–ectasia

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dilated condition

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–ectomy

A

cutting out of

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–ema

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Greek ending which puts “to be” before the word

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–ene

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chemical name ending

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–er

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–gen

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arising from

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–ia

A

disease

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–iasis

A

presence of an abnormality

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–ic

A

pertaining to

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–icle

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diminutive suffix

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–in

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chemical name ending for a protein

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–ing

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English verb ending forming a continuous tense (present participle)

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–ion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–ism

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belief; process word ending

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–itic

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pertaining to

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–itis

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inflammation

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–itus

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Latin suffix meaning the word takes the male gender

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–ity

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turns a noun into a state of being

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–ium

A

anatomical structure

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–ization

A

the process of

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–logy

A

study of

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–lysis

A

breaking down; destroying

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–malacia

A

softening due to disease

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–megaly

A

enlargement due to disease

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–o

A

Spanish word ending

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–oid

A

resembling

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–oma

A

tumor

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–ops

A

face

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–ory

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pertaining to

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–osis

A

process

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–ous

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word ending that turns a noun into an adjective

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–pathy

A

disease process

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–plasm

A

growth; development

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–plasty

A

surgical revision

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–poiesis

A

creation process

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–rrhea

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abnormal flow

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–scopy

A

the process of looking inside

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–tion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–tomy

A

cutting

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–trophy

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nourishment, growth

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–ula
–ule

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diminutive suffix

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ABCDE

A

mnemonic for assessing the cancer risk of skin lesions: asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving

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BCC

A

basal cell carcinoma

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Bx

A

biopsy

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decub

A

decubitus ulcer

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Derm

A

dermatology

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I&D

A

incision & drainage

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ID

A

intradermal

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IM

A

intramuscular

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RF

A

radiofrequency (a type of electromagnetic energy)

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SC
SQ
subQ

A

subcutaneous

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SCC

A

squamous cell carcinoma

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Tx

A

therapy

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ung

A

ointment (unguent)

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