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Medical Terminology Chapter 3
Term | Definition |
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cauter/o | to burn |
cry/o | cold |
cutane/o | skin |
diaphor/o | profuse sweating |
hidr/o | sweat |
kerat/o | hard |
myc/o | fungus |
py/o | pus |
seb/o | oil |
ungu/o | nail |
lip/o | fat |
derm/o | skin |
erythro/o | red |
leuk/o | white |
necr/o | death |
onych/o | nail |
scler/o | hard |
trich/o | hair |
xer/o | dry |
integument | outer covering or outermost layer |
-derma | skin condition |
xeno- | foreign |
-ary -ory-ous | pertaining to |
hypo- | low |
-cyte | cell |
-itis | inflammation |
de- | down, away, disappearing |
hyper- | high |
allo- | other, different |
-gen | produces |
epi- | above |
sub- | under |
an- | without |
-oma | tumor |
hypodermis | below the skin |
keratosis | hard abnormal condition |
lipoma | fatty tumor |
ungual | pertaining to the nail |
diaphoresis | condition of profuse sweating |
biopsy | view of life |
dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
melanocyte | black cell |
anhidrosis | abnormal condition "without" sweating |
pruritis | itching inflamed skin |
onychectomy | surgical removal of the nail |
liposuction | suction removal of fat |
erythema | reddened skin |
depigmentation | decreased pigment of the skin |
skin | largest organ of the body weighing more than 20 pounds |
Integumentary | System pertaining to the skin and its accessory organs |