Integumentary System
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| -a | plural noun suffix
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| auto- | self
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| dia- | through
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| epi- | upon, on
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| homo- | same
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| hyper- | above; more than normal
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| hypo- sub- | below, under
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| an- | without; not
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -cele | herniation, protrusion
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| -cyte | cell
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| -derma | skin
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| -ectomy | excision, to surgically remove, to cut out
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| -esis | condition, action or process (noun suffix)
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| -graft | living tissue moved from one site another
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ior | pertaining to
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| -ism | state or condition
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -logic | pertaining to the study of
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| -logist | one who studies
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| -logy | the study of
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| -malacia | abnormal softening
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| -oid | resembling, like
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| -oma | mass, tumor, growth
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| -opsy | examination
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -ous | full of; pertaining to
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| -pathy | disease
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| -penia | less than normal, deficient
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -rrhea | flow;discharge
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| -surgery | operative procedure
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -tome | instrument for cutting
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| -rrhage | rupture; profuse flow or discharge
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| aden/o | gland
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| all/o | other; else
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| bi/o | life
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| cry/o | cold
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| cutane/o | skin
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| cyt/o | cell
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| derm/o | skin
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| dermat/o | skin
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| hem/o | blood
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| hemat/o | blood
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| heter/o | opposite
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| hidr/o | sweat
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| hom/o | same
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| ichthy/o | scaly
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| kerat/o | horny substances; cornea
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| lip/o | fat
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| myc/o | fungus
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| necr/o | dead tissue
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| onych/o | nail
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| phor/o | to bear or carry
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| pil/o | hair
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| py/o | pus
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| scler/o | hard; sclera
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| seb/o | oil
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| squam/o | scale, scaly
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| steat/o | fat
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| sudor/o | sweat
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| system/o | several parts working together for a common function
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| trich/o | hair
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| xen/o | strange; different
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| xer/o | dry
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| albin/o | white
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| cyan/o | blue
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| erythr/o | red
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| leuk/o | white
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| melan/o | black
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| xanth/o | yellow
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| adenoma | tumor of a gland, glandular tumor
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| adenopathy | disease of a gland
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| adipectomy | surgical removal of fat
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| adip/o | fat
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| adipocele | fat tissue in a hernia sac
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| adipoma | fatty tissue tumor/growth
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| albinism | condition of lack of melanin causing skin to be pale, light colored eyes usually visual and auditory impairment
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| anhidrosis | condition without sweat
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| carcinoma | cancerous tumor of epithelial type tissue
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| cyrotherapy | treatment using extreme cold
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| cutaneous | pertaining to the skin
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| cyanoderma | condition of blue skin
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| cyanosis | abnormal condition of being blue
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| cytology | study of cells
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| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin
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| dermatologist | one who specializes in the study of skin pathology
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| dermatology | the study of conditions and diseases of the the skin
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| dermatome | an instrument for cutting small slices of skin
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| dermatomycosis | abnormal condition skin fungus; fungal infection of the skin
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| dermatopathy | disease of the skin
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| dermis | dense layer of skin below the epidermis
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| dermatoplasty | surgical repair of the skin
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| diaphoresis | profuse sweating
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| epidermis | outer covering of skin
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| erythroderma | condition of red sking
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| erythrosis | reddish, purplish discoloration of skin or mucous membrane
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| hidradenitis | inflammation of the sweat glands
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| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating
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| hypodermic | under the skin
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| ichthyosis | hereditary skin disorder where the skin constantly flakes off
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| keratoma | thick epidermal growth/callous
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| keratosis | horny growth, such as a wart
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| leukoderma | loss of skin pigmentation in patches
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| lipectomy | excision of fatty tissue
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| lipocele | fatty tissue in a hernia sac
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| lipoma | fatty tissue tumor
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| liposuction | the removal of fat by vacuuming it out
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| melanin | skin pigment
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| melanocyte | a cell producing or containing melanin
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| melanoderma | abnormal darkening of the skin
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| melanoma | cancerous skin tumors involving melanocytes
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| mycodermatitis | inflammation of the skin due a fungal infection
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| mycosis | condition of a fungal infection anywhere in the body
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| onychoma | tumor arising from the nail bed
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| onychomalacia | abnormal softening of the nail
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| onychomycosis | abnormal condition of nail fungal infection
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| pustules | small elevation of skin containing pus
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| pyoderma | condition of several pustules
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| scleroderma | disease where connective tissue becomes hardened
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| sclerosis | hardening of blood vessel or nerve
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| sebaceous gland | oil gland of the skin
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| seborrhea | excessive production from the sebaceous gland
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| sebum | oil/fatty secretion from the sebaceous gland
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| squamous | scale like
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| steatitis | inflammation of fatty tissue
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| subcutaneous | under the skin
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| sudoriferous gland | sweat gland
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| trichomycosis | abnormal condition of hair fungal infection
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| trichopathy | any disease of the hair
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| xanthoma | a yellow papule of the skin containing fat
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| xanthosis | yellowish color of degenerating tissue
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| xeroderma | condition of dry skin
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| abrasion | a scraped spot of area
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| abscess | a localized area of pus with inflammation
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| alopecia | balding
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| comedo | pimple or black head
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| cyst | a bladder like sac containing fluid
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| hemorrhage | profuse flow of blood/ruptured blood vessel
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| contusion | bleeding under the skin due to blunt trauma/bruise
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| ecchymosis | a bruise
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| petechia | small round reddish/purplish spots
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| hematoma | collection of blood, usually clotted
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| lesions | any pathological or traumatic change in tissue
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| primary lesion | first sight of altered tissue
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| secondary lesion | change in a primary lesion
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| tinea | ringworm, fungal infection of the skin
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| ulcer | erosion of tissue
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| urticaria | hives
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| verruca | warts
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| biopsy | examination of tissue
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| cryosurgery | removal of tissue using extreme cold
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| debridement | the removal of nonliving tissue by scrapping
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| dermabrasion | use of wire brushes or sandpaper to remove skin
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| skin graft | skin implant
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| allograft | graft between individuals of the same species
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| autograft | graft done with one's own tissue
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| synthetic graft | mesh made from shark cartilage and cow collagen coated in sugar to trick the body into producing a dermal layer
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| xenograft | transplant between different species
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| BCC | Basal Cell Carcinoma
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| BX, Bx | biopsy
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| Derm | Dermatology
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| FH | family history
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| FS | frozen section
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| ID | intradermal
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| I&D | incision and drainage; irrigation and debridement
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| IM | intramuscular
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| IMP | impression
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| PE | physical examination
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| ung | ointment
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