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Unit 4 Roots Flashcards

1
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abrasion

A

scraping off skin

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2
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acne
(volcano)

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skin eruption

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3
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actin

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ray, beam

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4
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aden

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gland

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5
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albin/o

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the color white

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6
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alopec

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bald

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7
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amine

A

chemical group containing nitrogen

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8
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andro

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male

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9
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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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11
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carot

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carrot; the color orange

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12
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caut

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burn

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13
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cer/at
corn

A

horn

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14
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cicatrix

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scar

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15
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circ

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a ring; circle

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16
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cision

A

cut

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17
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comedo

A

waxy secretion of the skin

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18
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cori/a

A

leather, skin

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19
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crust

A

crust; rind

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20
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crine

A

secretion, release from cells/body

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21
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crypt

A

hidden; concealed

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22
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cub

A

lie down

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23
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cyan

A

the color blue

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24
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derm/at/o

A

skin

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25
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desicc
sicc
xer/o

A

dry

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26
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ecchymosis

A

bleeding under the skin

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27
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electr/o

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related to electricity

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28
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erosion

A

“gnawing away”

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29
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erythr/o

A

the color red

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30
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esthe

A

sensation; perception

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31
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fibr/o

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fiber

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32
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fissure

A

deep crack

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33
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gen
geno
genet

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birth (dealing with inheritance)

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34
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glabr

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smooth

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35
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graft

A

transfer of tissue from one place to another

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36
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gran

A

grain

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37
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hem
hemo
hemat
hemato

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blood

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38
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hist/o

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tissue

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39
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hidr
hidra
hidro

A

sweat

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40
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ichthy

A

fish

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41
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impetigo

A

skin eruption

42
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incision

A

cut

43
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juan

A

yellow

44
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kel

A

claw

45
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kerat/o

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horn

46
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leuk/o

A

white

47
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lip/o

A

fat

48
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lun

A

moon

49
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macer

A

soften

50
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melan/o

A

the color black

51
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myc/o

A

fungus

52
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myring/o

A

eardrum

53
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necr

A

dead

54
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nevus

A

mole

55
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nidus

A

nest

56
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nod(e)

A

knot

57
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onych/o

A

nail; “little claw”

58
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ops

A

seeing, appearance

59
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pachy

A

thick

60
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pap
papilla

A

nipple

61
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permeable

A

able to be penetrated

62
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petechia

A

small, red spots on the skin

63
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pheo

A

grey or dark in color

64
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pigment

A

coloring agent

65
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pil/o
trich/o

A

hair

66
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plaque

A

sticky deposit

67
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plas(tic)

A

something molded

68
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prur(is)
psora

A

itch

69
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pruritic

A

something which causes an itch

70
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ras

A

scrape

71
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regulat(e)

A

control or maintain

72
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rhino

A

nose

73
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rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

74
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rub

A

red

75
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scale

A

scale

76
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scess

A

going

77
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seb
seba
sebo
sebum

A

a wxy secretion from a skin gland

78
Q

sens

A

sensation; perception

79
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septic

A

dilled with microorganisms

80
Q

some

A

body

81
Q

squam

A

a shape wider than high

82
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steat/o

A

fatty

83
Q

suction

A

using negative pressure

84
Q

surgery

A

using tools to alter the structure of the body

85
Q

sweat

A

perspiration

86
Q

tect

A

roof

87
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therapy

A

treatment to make something better

88
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thermo

A

temperature

89
Q

tinea

A

fungal infection

90
Q

top

A

place

91
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tumor

A

swelling

92
Q

unguent

A

ointment; grease

93
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urtica

A

nettle, stinger

94
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vapora(te)

A

steam

95
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vascul

A

little vessel

96
Q

verruca

A

wart

97
Q

vesic

A

bladder

98
Q

vitiligo

A

skin disease

99
Q

vulgaris
xantho

A

common

100
Q

zein

A

boil

Med Term (21 decks)

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