med terminology4 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
a | without |
an | without |
ep | upon |
epi | upon |
hyper | excessive |
intra | within |
par | near |
per | through |
sub | under |
abras | to rub away |
aden | gland |
aut | self |
carcin | cancer |
crypt | hidden |
cutane | skin |
bi | life |
derm, dermat | skin |
elast | change shape |
eyth, eythr | red |
fibro | fiber |
heter | other |
hidr | sweat |
kerat | hard, horny tissue |
lei | smooth |
leuk | white |
melan | black |
myc | fungus |
necr | death |
onych | nail |
pachy | thick |
pedicul | body louse |
rhytid | wrinkle |
carc | flesh |
scler | thick, hard |
seb | sebum |
trich | hair |
xer | dry |
ectomy | surgical excision |
genic | pertaining to producing |
ia | condition of |
ion | process |
is | pertaining to |
ite | condition |
itis | inflammation |
malacia | softening |
oma | abnormal swelling |
opsy | view of |
osis | condition of |
ous | pertaining to |
phagia | eating or swallowing |
plasy | surgical repair |
rrhea | excessive discharge |
tome | cutting instrument |
abrasion | skin wound caused by scraping |
abscess | a collection of pus from a localized infection |
alopecia | baldness |
cellulite | uneven skin caused by fat |
ciatrix | scar |
comedo | blackhead |
contusion | bruise |
cyst | closed sac or pouch that contains fluid |
diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
edema | swelling caused by accumulation of fluid |
erythema | general term for redness of the skin |
fissure | a narrow break or slit in the skin |
furuncle | a localized skin infection originating from a hair follicle (boil) |
induration | formation of local hard areas on the skin |
jaundice | abnormal yellow coloring of the skin |
keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
laceration | torn/jagged wound |
lesion | chang in tissues due to disease or injury |
macule | discolored flat spot, such as a freckle |
nevus | mole or birthmark |
pallor | paleness |
papule | small, solid, circumscribed skin elevation |
petechia | pinpoint skin hemorrhage |
pruritus | intense itching |
purpura | purple-red discoloration resulting from hemorrhage |
pustule | pimple |
ulcer | eroded lesion of the skin |
urticaria | hives |
verruca | wart |
vesicle | blister |
wheal | welt |
acne | anflammatory eruption of the skin caused by bacterial infection of sebaceous glands and duct |
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