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Module 10

Medical Terminology Module 10 Fall Semester 2025

QuestionAnswer
Acne Pointed
Actin/o- Sun, ray, radium
Alopec/i- Fox mange or baldness
Anthrax Coal or carbuncle
Bleb/o- Blister
Blepharo- Eyelid
Bulba Blister or vesicle
Carbun/o- Glowing ember
Chancr/o- Ulcer (sore)
-cicatrix Scar
Cil/i- Eyelash- like
Contus/i- Bruise
Cori/o- Skin
Cornu- Horn or horny
Cusp/i- Pointed
cuti/o-, cut-, cuti- Skin
Derm/o- Skin
Dermat/o- Skin
Eczema To boil out
Erythemat/o- Red or flushed
Eschar Scab
Fungi- Mushroom
Furun/o- Boil
Helio- Sun
Hidr/o- Sweat
Hirsut- Hairy or profound hair
Histo- web-like or tissue
Ichthy- Fish or fish-like
Integu- Covering
Kel/o- Scar
Lacer/o- To tear
Lacrim/o- Tearing or tear
Lent/o- Freckle
Lepr/o- Scaly
Lichen/i- Plant
Lip/o- Fat
Lupus Wolf
Lute/o- Yellow
Macer/o- To make soft
Measles Rubella, reddish, or red
Mel- Sweet, honey, cheek, limb
Melan/o- Black
Mumps Swelling
Myc/o- Fungus
Nev/o- Birthmark
Onych/o- Nail
Pachy- Thick
Papilla- Nipple
Pedicul/o- Lice
Peli- Purple
Pell- Skin
Petech/i- Small
Petro- Rock, stone, hard
Phyto- Plant
Pil/o- Hair
Pityr/i- Bran (cereal-like scales on skin)
-plakia Plate or plate-like
-pox Pits
prur/i- Itch or itching
Psor/i- To itch
Purpur/o- Purple
Rhytid/o- Wrinkles
Seb/o- Oil
Squam/o- Scaly
Strat/i- Layer
Stri/a- Stripes or threads
Sudorifer/o- Sweat
Thel/o- Nipple
Tinea- Fungus
Trich/o- Hair
-trigo- Rubbing
Tum/o- Swelling or tumor growth
Turgor/o- Swelling
Unguin/o- Nail
Urticari/o- Hives or nettles
Varicella Tiny spot
Vermi- Worm
Verruca/e- Wart
Vesic/o- Sac or small blister
Vitilig/o- To corrupt
Wheal Round or circle
Whitlow White flow
Xanth/o- Yellow
Xero- Dry
Yaws Raspberry appearance
Macul/o- Large or flat skin freckle
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