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MT Integumentary
Medical Terminology Integumentary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the prefix 'infra-' mean? | below or under |
| What does the prefix 'intra-' mean? | within |
| What does the prefix 'epi-' mean? | upon or over |
| What does the prefix 'neo-' mean? | new |
| What does the prefix 'peri-' mean? | P around or surrounding |
| What does the root 'dermo' or 'dermato' refer to? | skin |
| What does the root 'tricho' refer to? | hair |
| What does the root 'pilo' refer to? | hair |
| What does the root 'onycho' refer to? | nail |
| What does the root 'mammo' or 'masto' refer to? | breast |
| What does the root 'galacto' refer to? | milk. This is a Greek term, from which the term 'galaxy' comes. |
| What does the root 'lacto' refer to? | milk. This is a shortened form of 'galacto'. |
| What does the root 'morpho' refer to? | change |
| What does the root 'histo' refer to? | tissue |
| What does the root 'melano' refer to? | black |
| What does the root 'acro' refer to? | extremities |
| What does the root 'cyano' refer to? | blue |
| What does the root 'cardio' refer to? | heart |
| What does the root 'adeno' refer to? | gland |
| What does the root 'gastro' refer to? | stomach |
| What does the root 'entero' refer to? | small intestine |
| What does the root 'chondro' refer to? | cartilage |
| What does the root 'osteo' refer to? | bone |
| What does the root 'arthro' refer to? | joint |
| What does the root 'hepato' refer to? | liver |
| What does the root 'nephro' refer to? | kidney |
| What does the suffix 'logist' mean? | specialist |
| What does the suffix 'logy' mean? | study of |
| What does the suffix 'tome' mean? | instrument used to cut |
| What does the suffix 'tomy' mean? | incision |
| What does the suffix 'ostomy' mean? | creating a new opening |
| What does the suffix 'ectomy' mean? | excision |
| What does the suffix 'itis' mean? | inflammation |
| What does the suffix 'osis' mean? | abnormal condition |
| What does the suffix 'pathy' mean? | disease condition |
| What does the suffix 'plasty' mean? | surgical repair |
| What does the suffix 'cele' mean? | herniation |
| What does the suffix 'scope' mean? | instrument |
| What does the suffix 'scopy' mean? | process of examining |
| What does the suffix 'rrhagia' mean? | bleeding |
| What does the suffix 'rrhea' mean? | flow or discharge |
| What does the suffix 'rrhaphy' mean? | suture |
| What does the suffix 'rrhexis' mean? | rupture |
| What does the suffix 'mycosis' mean? | fungal condition |
| What does the suffix 'megaly' mean? | enlargement |
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