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Unit 3 Med Term - Integumentary System

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cutane/o   skin  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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ichthy/o   scaly, dry  
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kerat/o   hard, horny  
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leuk/o   white  
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myc/o   fungus  
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onych/o   nail  
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pil/o   hair  
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py/o   pus  
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rhytid/o   wrinkle  
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scler/o   hard  
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seb/o   oil  
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trich/o   hair  
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ungu/o   nail  
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vesic/o   bladder  
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xer/o   dry  
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-opsy   view of  
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-tome   instrument used to cut  
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allo-   other, different from usual  
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xeno-   strange, foreign  
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another name for dermis   corum  
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another name for subq layer   hypodermis  
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intradermal   pertaining to within the skin  
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dermatosis   abnormal condition of the skin  
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dermatopathy   skin disease  
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dermatoplasty   surgical repair of the skin  
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anhidrosis   abnormal condition of no sweat  
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hyperhidrosis   abnormal condition of excessive sweat  
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lipoma   fatty mass  
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necrosis   abnormal condition of death  
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melanoma   black tumor  
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melanocyte   black cell  
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onychectomy   removal of a nail  
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onychomalacia   softening of nails  
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onychomycosis   abnormal condition of nail fungus  
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onychophagia   nail eating  
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pyogenic   pus forming  
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rhytidectomy   removal of wrinkles  
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rhytidoplasty   surgical repair of wrinkles  
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seborrhea   oily discharge  
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trichomycosis   abnormal condition of hair fungus  
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ungual   pertaining to the nails  
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erythroderma   red skin  
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ichthyoderma   scaly and dry skin  
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leukoderma   white skin  
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pyoderma   pus skin  
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scleroderma   hard skin  
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xeroderma   dry skin  
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cicatrix   scar  
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comedo   collection of hardened sebum in hair follicle (blackhead)  
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ecchymosis   bruise  
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erythema   redness or flushing of skin  
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eschar   thick layer of dead tissue and tissue fluid that develops over a deep burn area  
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hirsutism   excessive hair growth  
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hyperemia   redness of skin due to increased blood flow  
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keloid   raised and thickened hypertrophic scar after injury or surgery  
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keratosis   skin condition involving overgrowth and thickening of epidermis area  
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nevus   pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, mole  
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petechiae   pinpoint purple or red spots from minute hemorrhages under skin  
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pruritus   severe itching  
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purpura   hemorrhages into skin due to fragile blood vessels  
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purulent   containing pus or infection that is producing pus  
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suppurative   containing or producing pus  
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urticaria   hives  
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verruca   viral warts  
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macule   flat, discolored area flush with skin surface (freckle or birthmark)  
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