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Medical Terminology. The Integumentary System.

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Term
Definition
-opsy   To view  
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Bi ROOT   Life  
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-oma   Tumor, Mass  
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Carcin ROOT   Cancer  
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-ery   Process of  
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Cry/o   Icy cold  
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Surg ROOT   operate  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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Cutan/e   Skin  
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-logy   Study of  
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Dermat/o   Skin  
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-logist   One who studies  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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Eti/o   Cause  
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Ex-   Out of, away from  
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Crete ROOT   Seperate  
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-ion   Action  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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Integument ROOT   Covering of the body  
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Pro-   Projecting forward  
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Gnosis ROOT   Knowledge  
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Secret ROOT   Produce  
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Syn-   Together  
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Thesis ROOT   To organize, arrange  
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Thet ROOT   Arrange, organize  
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Vas/o   Blood vessel  
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Constrict ROOT   Narrow  
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Dilat ROOT   Widen, open up  
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-ose   Full of  
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Adip ROOT   Fat  
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An-   Without  
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Alges ROOT   Sensation of pain  
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-ia   condition  
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-al   pertaining to  
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Derm ROOT   Skin  
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Epi-   Above, upon  
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Dermis ROOT   Skin  
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Hypo-   Below  
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Intra-   Within  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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Muscul ROOT   Muscle  
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-in   Substance  
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Kerat ROOT   Hard protein  
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Melan ROOT   Black pigment  
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Sebac/e   Wax  
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Sub-   Below  
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Trans-   Across, through  
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Ultra-   Beyond  
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Violet ROOT   Violet, bluish purple  
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-gen   Produce  
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All ROOT   strange, other  
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Erg ROOT   Work, activity  
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-itis   Inflammation  
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Dermat ROOT   Skin  
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-tous   pertaining to  
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Eczem/a   Eczema  
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-ate   pertaining to  
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Cori ROOT   Skin  
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-ation   Process  
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Prurit ROOT   Itch  
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Anti-   Against  
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-rrhea   Flow  
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Seb/o   Sebum  
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Con-   With  
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Genit   Bring forth  
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De-   From  
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Cubitus ROOT   Lying down  
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Ulcer ROOT   Sore  
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-ant   Forming, pertaining to  
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Malign ROOT   Harmful, bad  
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-ancy   State of  
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Meta-   Beyond, Subsequent to  
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Stasis ROOT   Stagnate, stay in one place  
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-ize   Affect in a specific way  
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Stat ROOT   Stationary  
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Papill/o   Papilla, pimple  
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-iasis   State of, condition  
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Candid ROOT   Candida  
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Cellul ROOT   Cell  
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Infect ROOT   Internal invasion, infection  
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-ious   pertaining to  
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Infest ROOT   Invade  
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Muc/o   Mucous membrane  
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-ing   Quality of  
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-tiz   Pertaining to  
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Necr/o   Death  
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Fasc/i   Fascia  
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Parasit ROOT   Parasite  
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Tox ROOT   Poison  
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-ity   State, Condition  
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-osis   Condition  
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Pedicul ROOT   Louse  
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Auto-   Self  
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Immune ROOT   Protected from  
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Dermat/o   Skin  
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Myos ROOT   Muscle  
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-derma   Skin  
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Scler/o   Hard  
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-atic   Pertaining to  
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Symptom ROOT   Symptoms  
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System ROOT   The body as a whole  
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-osus   Condition  
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Erythemat ROOT   Redness  
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Andr/o   Male  
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Onych/o   Nail  
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Myc ROOT   Fungus  
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Para-   Alongside  
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-ory   Having the function of  
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in-   In  
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Flammat ROOT   Flame  
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Fung ROOT   Fungus  
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Chem/o   Chemical  
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Therapy ROOT   Medical Treatment  
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-scope   Instrument for viewing  
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Derma ROOT   Skin  
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Excis ROOT   Cut out  
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Allo-   Other  
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Graft ROOT   Transplant  
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Auto-   Self  
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-ment   Resulting state  
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De-   Take away  
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Bride ROOT   Rubbish  
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Hetero-   Different  
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Homo-   Same  
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-ate   Composed of  
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Re-   Again  
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Gener ROOT   Produce  
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Xeno-   Foreign  
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-plasty   Surgical repair  
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Abdomin/o   Abdomen  
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Blephar/o   Eyelid  
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Abras ROOT   Scrape off  
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Granul ROOT   Small grain  
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Incis ROOT   Cut into  
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Excis ROOT   Cut out  
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Lacer ROOT   To tear  
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-ectomy   Surgical Excision  
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Lip ROOT   Lipid, fat  
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Lip/o   Fat  
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Suct ROOT   Suck  
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Mamm/o   Breast  
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Rhin/o   Nose  
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