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MedTerm Chpt5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | Skin |
| seb/o | Sebum, Sebaceous (oil) |
| pil/o, trich/o | Hair |
| sudor/o, hidr/o | Sweat |
| cyan/o | Blue |
| erythr/o, erythemat/o, erythem/o | Red |
| melan/o | Black |
| myc/o | Fungus |
| adip/o, lip/o | Fat |
| neur/o | Nerve |
| artiol | Arteriole |
| ichthy/o | Dry, Scaly |
| kerat/o | Hard tissue, horny tissue |
| xer/o, ichthy/o | Dry |
| scler/o | Hardening, Sclera |
| allo, homo | Same |
| py/o | Pus |
| therm/o | Heat |
| cry/o | Cold |
| carcin | Cancer |
| staph | A group of bacteria that cause many common illnesses |
| Psoriasis | Chronic, noninfectious, inflammatory skin disease |
| Pruritus | Itching |
| Palliative | Giving relief but not curing |
| Acne Vulgaris | Acne |
| Scabies | Contagious skin disease caused by itch mite |
| Debridement | Removal of dead tissue from a wound |
| Diaphoresis | Excessive and unpredictable sweating |
| Allograft | Same species |
| Autograft | Same person |
| Synthetic | Not of natural origin |
| Xenograft | Transplanted from a different species |
| Biopsy | Tissue sample removed from body for microscopic examination |
| Bolus | Chewed food |
| Duodenum (small intestine) | The upper most segment |
| Jejunum (small intestine) | Middle segment |
| Ileum (small intestine) | Lower segment |
| Four Sections of the colon | Ascending, Transverse, Descending, and Sigmoid |
| splen/o | Spleen |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | Tongue |
| hepat/o | Liver |
| ile/o | Ileum |
| cholecyst/o | Gallblader |
| esophag/o | Esophagus |
| sial/o | Salivary glands |
| gastr/o | Stomach |
| pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| rect/o | rectum |
| an/o | anus |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| choledoch/o | bile duct |
| camedos | Blackhead, Whitehead |
| emesis | vomit |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| Diverticulitis | Acute inflammation of the diverticulae |
| Cholelithiasis | Gallstones |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | Tongue |
| hepat/o | Liver |
| Ile/o | Ileum |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| esophag/o | Esophagus |
| sail/o | Salivary gland |
| pharyng/o | Pharynx |
| gastr/o | Stomach |
| pancre/o | Pancreas |
| rect/o | Rectum |
| an/o | Anus |
| proct/o | Anus, rectum |
| duoden/o | Duodenum |
| col/o, colon/o | Colon |
| sigmoid/o | Sigmoid colon |
| or/o, stomat/o | Mouth |
| gingiv/o | Gums |
| chol/e | Bile, gall |
| choledoch/o | Bile duct |
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Brilynn32
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