Unit 4 Roots Flashcards
1
Q
abrasion
A
Scraping off skin
2
Q
acne
A
Skin eruption
3
Q
actin
A
Ray, beam
4
Q
aden
A
Gland
5
Q
adip/o
A
Fat
6
Q
albin/o
A
The color white
7
Q
alopec
A
Bald
8
Q
amine
A
Chemical group containing nitrogen
9
Q
andr/o
A
Male
10
Q
angi/o
A
Vessel
11
Q
bili
A
Bile
12
Q
carcin
A
Cancer
13
Q
carot
A
Carrot; the color orange
14
Q
cauter(I’m)
A
Device used to burn
15
Q
cer/at
A
Horn
16
Q
cicatrix
A
Scar
17
Q
circ
A
A ring; circle
18
Q
cision
A
Cut
19
Q
comedo
A
Zit
20
Q
Cori/a
A
Leather; skin
21
Q
corn
A
Horn
22
Q
crine
A
Secretion; release from cell or from the body
23
Q
crust
A
Crust; rind
24
Q
crypt
A
Hidden; concealed
25
cub
Lie down
26
cutan/e/o
Skin
27
cyan
The color blue
28
cyt, cyte, cyto
Cell
29
dendr/o
Tree
30
derm/at/o
Skin
31
desicc
Dry
32
ecchymosis
Bleeding under the skin
33
electr/o
Related to electricity
34
erosion
Gnawing away
35
erythr/o
The color red
36
esthe
Sensation; perception
37
fibr/o
Fiber
38
fissure
Deep crack
39
gangrene
Bacterial disease causing necrosis of tissue
40
gen, geno, genet
Birth
41
glabr
Smooth
42
graft
Transfer of tissue from one place to another
43
gran
Grain
44
hem, hemo, hemat, hemato
Blood
45
hidr, hidra, hidro
Sweat
46
histo
Tissue
47
ichthy
Fish
48
impetigo
Skin eruption
49
incision
Cut
50
jaun
The color yellow
51
kel
Claw
52
kerat/o
Horn
53
leuk/o
The color white
54
lip/o
Fat
55
lith
Stone
56
lun
Moon
57
macer
Soften
58
melan/o
The color black
59
myc/o
Fungus
60
myring/o
Eardrum
61
necr
Dead
62
nevus
Mole
63
nidus
Nest
64
nod(e)
Knot
65
onych/o
Nail; little claw
66
pachy
Thick
67
pap, papilia
Nip
68
permeable
Able to penetrate
69
petechia
Small, red spots on the skin
70
pheo
Gray or dark in color
71
pigment
Coloring agent
72
pil/o
Hair
73
plaque
Sticky deposit
74
plas(tic)
Something molded
75
prur(is)
Itch
76
pruritic
Something which causes an itch.
77
psora
Itch
78
py/o
Pus
79
ras
Scrape
80
regulat(e)
Control or maintain
81
rhino
Nose
82
rhytid/o
Wrinkle
83
rub
Red
84
scale
Scale
85
scess
Going
86
scler/o
Hard
87
seb, seba, sebo, sebum
A waxy secretion from a skin gland
88
sens
Sensation; perception
89
septic
Filled with microorganisms
90
sicc
Dry
91
some
Body
92
squam
A shape wider than it is high
93
steat/o
Fatty
94
suction
Using negative pressure
95
surgery
Using tools to alter the structure of the body
96
sweat
Perspiration
97
tect
Roof
98
therapy
Treatment to make something better
99
thermo
Temperature
100
tinea
Fungal infection
101
top
Place
102
trich/o
Hair
103
tumor
Swelling
104
unguent
Ointment; grease
105
urtica
Nettle, stinger
106
vapora(te)
Steam
107
vascul
Little vessel
108
verruca
Wart
109
vesic
Bladder
110
vitiligo
Skin disease
111
vulgaris
Common
112
xanth/o
Yellow
113
xer/o
Dry
114
zein
Boil
