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Chap 3
Medical Terminology. The Integumentary System.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -opsy | To view |
| Bi ROOT | Life |
| -oma | Tumor, Mass |
| Carcin ROOT | Cancer |
| -ery | Process of |
| Cry/o | Icy cold |
| Surg ROOT | operate |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| Cutan/e | Skin |
| -logy | Study of |
| Dermat/o | Skin |
| -logist | One who studies |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| Eti/o | Cause |
| Ex- | Out of, away from |
| Crete ROOT | Seperate |
| -ion | Action |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| Integument ROOT | Covering of the body |
| Pro- | Projecting forward |
| Gnosis ROOT | Knowledge |
| Secret ROOT | Produce |
| Syn- | Together |
| Thesis ROOT | To organize, arrange |
| Thet ROOT | Arrange, organize |
| Vas/o | Blood vessel |
| Constrict ROOT | Narrow |
| Dilat ROOT | Widen, open up |
| -ose | Full of |
| Adip ROOT | Fat |
| An- | Without |
| Alges ROOT | Sensation of pain |
| -ia | condition |
| -al | pertaining to |
| Derm ROOT | Skin |
| Epi- | Above, upon |
| Dermis ROOT | Skin |
| Hypo- | Below |
| Intra- | Within |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| Muscul ROOT | Muscle |
| -in | Substance |
| Kerat ROOT | Hard protein |
| Melan ROOT | Black pigment |
| Sebac/e | Wax |
| Sub- | Below |
| Trans- | Across, through |
| Ultra- | Beyond |
| Violet ROOT | Violet, bluish purple |
| -gen | Produce |
| All ROOT | strange, other |
| Erg ROOT | Work, activity |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| Dermat ROOT | Skin |
| -tous | pertaining to |
| Eczem/a | Eczema |
| -ate | pertaining to |
| Cori ROOT | Skin |
| -ation | Process |
| Prurit ROOT | Itch |
| Anti- | Against |
| -rrhea | Flow |
| Seb/o | Sebum |
| Con- | With |
| Genit | Bring forth |
| De- | From |
| Cubitus ROOT | Lying down |
| Ulcer ROOT | Sore |
| -ant | Forming, pertaining to |
| Malign ROOT | Harmful, bad |
| -ancy | State of |
| Meta- | Beyond, Subsequent to |
| Stasis ROOT | Stagnate, stay in one place |
| -ize | Affect in a specific way |
| Stat ROOT | Stationary |
| Papill/o | Papilla, pimple |
| -iasis | State of, condition |
| Candid ROOT | Candida |
| Cellul ROOT | Cell |
| Infect ROOT | Internal invasion, infection |
| -ious | pertaining to |
| Infest ROOT | Invade |
| Muc/o | Mucous membrane |
| -ing | Quality of |
| -tiz | Pertaining to |
| Necr/o | Death |
| Fasc/i | Fascia |
| Parasit ROOT | Parasite |
| Tox ROOT | Poison |
| -ity | State, Condition |
| -osis | Condition |
| Pedicul ROOT | Louse |
| Auto- | Self |
| Immune ROOT | Protected from |
| Dermat/o | Skin |
| Myos ROOT | Muscle |
| -derma | Skin |
| Scler/o | Hard |
| -atic | Pertaining to |
| Symptom ROOT | Symptoms |
| System ROOT | The body as a whole |
| -osus | Condition |
| Erythemat ROOT | Redness |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Onych/o | Nail |
| Myc ROOT | Fungus |
| Para- | Alongside |
| -ory | Having the function of |
| in- | In |
| Flammat ROOT | Flame |
| Fung ROOT | Fungus |
| Chem/o | Chemical |
| Therapy ROOT | Medical Treatment |
| -scope | Instrument for viewing |
| Derma ROOT | Skin |
| Excis ROOT | Cut out |
| Allo- | Other |
| Graft ROOT | Transplant |
| Auto- | Self |
| -ment | Resulting state |
| De- | Take away |
| Bride ROOT | Rubbish |
| Hetero- | Different |
| Homo- | Same |
| -ate | Composed of |
| Re- | Again |
| Gener ROOT | Produce |
| Xeno- | Foreign |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Abras ROOT | Scrape off |
| Granul ROOT | Small grain |
| Incis ROOT | Cut into |
| Excis ROOT | Cut out |
| Lacer ROOT | To tear |
| -ectomy | Surgical Excision |
| Lip ROOT | Lipid, fat |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| Suct ROOT | Suck |
| Mamm/o | Breast |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
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