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ShortChapter4MedTerm
Question | Answer |
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cutane/o (CF) | skin |
derm/o (CF) | skin |
dermat/o (CF) | skin |
hidr/o (CF) | sweat |
kerat/o (CF) | horny tissue, hard |
onych/o (CF) | nail |
ungul/o (CF) | nail |
seb/o (CF) | sebum (oil) |
trich/o (CF) | hair |
aut/o (CF) | self |
bi/o (CF) | life |
coni/o (CF) | dust |
crypt/o (CF) | hidden |
heter/o (CF) | other |
myc/o (CF) | fungus |
pacy/o (CF) | thick |
rhytid/o (CF) | wrinkles |
staphyl/o (CF) | twisted chains |
xer/o (CF) | dry |
epi- (P) | on, upon, over |
intra- (P) | within |
para- (P) | beside, beyond, around, abnormal |
per- (P) | through |
sub- (P) | under, below |
trans- (P) | through, across, beyond |
-a (S) | noun suffix, no meaning |
-coccus (pl. -cocci) (S) | berry-shaped (form of bacterium) |
-ectomy (S) | excision or surgical removal |
-ia (S) | diseased or abnormal state, condition of |
-itis (S) | inflammation |
-malacia (S) | softening |
-opsy (S) | view of, viewing |
-phagia (S) | eating or swallowing |
-plasty (S) | surgical repair |
-rrhea (S) | flow, discharge |
-tome (S) | instrument used to cut |
BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
bx | biopsy |
CMV | cytomegalovirus |
decub | pressure ulcer |
derm | dermatology |
I&D | incision and drainage |
ID | intradermal |
SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
SqCCA | squamous cell carcinoma |
staph | staphylococcus |
strep | streptococcus |
subcut | subcutaneous |
TD | transdermal |
necr/o (CF) | death (cells, body) |
strept/o (CF) | twisted chain |