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CNHP 2010: Ch. 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| corne/o | horn, hard |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hist/o | tissue |
| histi/o | tissue |
| kerat/o | hard |
| scler/o | hard |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| plas/o | formation |
| purpur/o | purple |
| seb/o | sebum (oil) |
| squam/o | scale |
| trich/o | hair |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| FS | frozen section |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSV-1 | herpes simplex virus type 1 |
| HSV-2 | herpes simplex virus type 2 |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| Rx | medical prescription |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| Sig | label; instruction to the patient |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| t.i.d. | three times a day |