Terminology # 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Lip
A
Fat
Ex: lipolysis
2
Q
Osmo-
A
Pushing
Ex: osmosis
3
Q
squam-
A
a scale
Ex: squamous epithelium
4
Q
strat-
A
layer
Ex: stratified
5
Q
alb-
A
white
Ex: albinism
6
Q
call-
A
harden
Ex: callus
7
Q
carcin-
A
cancer
Ex: carcinogenic
8
Q
dia-
A
through, apart, across
Ex: diapedesis
9
Q
nos-/ noso-
A
disease
Ex: diagnosis
10
Q
tricho-
A
hair
Ex: trichoid
11
Q
cut-/ cutic-
A
skin
Ex: Subcutaneous
12
Q
cyan-/ o-
A
blue
Ex: cyanosis
13
Q
derm-/ ermat-/ o
A
skin
Ex: dermatitis
14
Q
epi-
A
upon, on, above
Ex: epidermis
15
Q
exo-
A
out, outside, away from
Ex: exogenous
16
Q
olli-
A
a bag
Ex: follicle
17
Q
-ism
A
condition, state of
Ex: rheumatism
18
Q
kerato-/ Kera-
A
cornea or horny tissue
Ex: keratinization
19
Q
malaco-/ malac-
A
soft
Ex: osteomalacia
20
Q
mega-
A
great
Ex: megadontia
21
Q
melano-
A
black or darkness
Ex: melanocyte
22
Q
-tegum-
A
cover
Ex: integument
23
Q
sub-
A
below
Ex: subcutaneous
