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Lesson 26/Integumentary System

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/ence (noun)   property of  
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/is (noun)   ? condition  
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/ive (adjective)   characterized by  
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/plakia   patch  
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/reflexive   having reflexes  
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/rrheic   relating to flow  
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/sensitivity   state of being susceptible to  
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AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome   disease due to infection with HIV virus  
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alopecia   hair loss  
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an/o   anus  
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annul/o   ring  
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apo/   separation or derivation from  
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arrector pili   raised hair  
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auscultation   act of listening for sounds within the body  
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boggy    
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bull/o   bulla/bullae (large blister/ing on the skin surface)  
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burs/o   bursa/bursae (large sac lined with synovial [lubricating] membrane & fluid located in areas of the body subject to friction  
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butterfly rash   symptom of SLE (lupus)  
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cafe au lait   tan skin spots  
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cellul/o   at a cell level, within the cells  
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chlor/o   green  
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condyl/o   knuckle, wart lesion  
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corne/o   corneum in the skin, cornea in the eye  
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cortic/o   cortex, shell or outer layer  
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cuticul/o   cuticle, surface layer of skin, teeth and hair  
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cyan/o   blue  
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decubit/o   lying down, decubitus  
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dermat/o   skin, dermis  
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ecchym/o   bruise, pour out  
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eczemat/o   eczema lesions; thick, scaly, weeping, crusty sores  
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erysipelas   acute cutaneous inflammatory disease  
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erythema   flushing, skin redness  
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erythrasma   an eruption of redish-brown patches  
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eschar/o   eschar, sloughed dead tissue  
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fasci/o   facia, connective tissue  
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foli/o, foliat/o   leaf, in scales or layers  
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follicul/o   follicle  
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furuncul/o   furuncle (localized pyogenic infection originating deep in the hair)  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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hygien/o   health  
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impetigo   primary pyogenic (pus-forming) infection of the skin  
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indurat/o   abnormally hardened  
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ischi/o   ischium, a pelvic bone  
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keloid   mass of scar tissue in the dermis  
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kerat/o, keratin/o   horny, hardening, becoming horny  
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lacerate   traumatic cut or tear  
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lentig/o   freckle  
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lichenification   formation of lichen skin disease  
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Lyme disease   inflammatory disorder contracted and caused by ticks  
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macul/o   spot, macule  
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malaise   general feeling of discomfort or uneasiness  
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medull/o   medulla or innermost  
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melan/o   black  
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membran/o   membrane  
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mili/o   tiny nodules  
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monili/o   necklace, string of beads, candida infection  
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MVA, motor vehicle administration MCA, motorcycle accident   ?  
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myc/o   fungus  
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nev/o   mole  
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nodul/o   nodule  
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onych/o   nail  
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papill/o   papilla, papillae (any small nipplelike process or papilla of dermis-superficial projections of the dermis that contain vascular loops and specialized nerve endings, best developed in the hand and foot)  
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papul/o   pimple, papule (small, circumscribed, solid elevation of the skin)  
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pemphig/o   blister, pemphigus  
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petechi/o   pinpoint hemorrhage, petechia  
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phot/o   light  
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phylax/o, phylact/o   guard  
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phym/o   growth  
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phyt/o, /phyte   plant, fungus  
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pil/o   hair  
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plak/o   patch  
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port wine stain   a birthmark  
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prostat/o   prostate  
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pruritus, pruritic   itching  
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psori/a   itch  
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pustul/o   pustule (a small, circumscribed elevation of the skin containing purulent (pus) material  
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Raynaud's phenomenon   spasm of the digital arteries  
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seb/o   oil, wax, sebum  
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septic/o, septic   infection or bacteria  
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SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus   chronic inflammatory multisystemic disorder of connective tissue  
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spirochete   An order of slender, flexuous, helically coiled bacteria, with one or more complete turns in the helix.  
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stern/o   sternum or breast bone, sternal  
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stratum, strata, stratum, germinativum, stratum corneum   layer  
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sud/o, sudor/i   sweat  
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synovi/o, synovo   synovium, synvvia, with egg, like egg white  
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syphil/o   syphilis  
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system/o   the body as a whole  
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tegument/o   tegmen, covering  
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theli/o   thelium, nipple, surface tissue layer  
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tine/o   tinea, worm, ringworm  
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trich/o   hair  
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trigin/o   between skin folds  
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tympan/o   drum, ear drum  
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ulcer   break in the skin or membrane  
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urticaria   eruption of itching wheals  
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venere/o   transmitted by sexual contact  
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vernix caseosa   substance which covers the skin of fetus and provides waterproof, protective cover  
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verruc/o   wart, verruca vulgaris  
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vitiligo   appearance of nonpigmented white patches  
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wheal   edema of the skin, hives, welts  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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