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Word Roots Chrom & Derm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hyper | over, above |
| hypo | under, below |
| chrom/o | color |
| gen | birth, produce, race |
| mono | one |
| poly | many |
| scop | look, view |
| ia | condition |
| ic | like, related to |
| ium | chemical element |
| epi | on, outside |
| derm | skin |
| meso | middle |
| pachy | thick |
| al | like, related to |
| oid | resembling |
| chromogenic | producing color |
| chromium | element used for making pigments |
| chromoscope | optical instrument used to study various properties of color, including value and intensity |
| hyperchromia | excessive pigmentation (color), as of the skin |
| hypochromia | lack of color |
| monochrome | made of shades of a single color |
| polychrome | many-colored |
| epidermal | related to the outer layer of skin |
| dermoid | resembling skin |
| hypodermic | under the skin |
| mesodermic | related to the middle layer of skin |
| pachyderm | mammal with thick skin |