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Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| derm/a, dermat/o, derm/o | skin |
| erythem/o, erythemat/o | red |
| hist/o | tissue |
| ichthy/o | dry; scaly |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| immun/o | immune; protection |
| trich/o | hair; hair follicle |
| prurit/o | itching |
| seb/o | sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands) |
| kerat/o | horny tissue; hard |
| a-, an- | not; without |
| auto- | self |
| ex-, exo- | out; away from |
| hyper- | above; above normal; excessive |
| hypo- | below; deficient; under |
| in-, im- | in; into; not |
| intra- | within; into |
| para- | near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal |
| sub- | below; under |
| -al, -ary, -ic, -ous, -tic | pertaining to |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -esis | action; condition; state of |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ion | process; state; condition |
| -ism | process; condition |
| -logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -opsy | viewing |
| -osis | abnormal condition |