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Ch 3 Word Parts
Med Term: Integumentary System (combining form, prefix, suffix)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| albin/o | white |
| cauter/o | to burn |
| cry/o | cold |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| diaphor/o | profuse sweating |
| electr/o | electricity |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | scaly, dry |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| onych/o | nail |
| pedicul/o | lice |
| phot/o | light |
| py/o | pus |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scler/o | hard |
| seb/o | oil |
| system/o | system |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| xer/o | dry |
| –derma | skin condition |
| alo-, allo– | other, different from usual |
| epi- | upon, over, above |
| xeno– | foreign |