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MED 100 Chapter 6
Medical Terminology Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | dry, scaly |
| kerat/o | horny tissue, hard, cornea |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| pil/o | hair |
| trich/o | hair |
| scler/o | hardening |
| squam/o | scaly |
| thel/o | nipple |
| xer/o | dry |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -therapy | treatment |
| epi- | above, upon |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| hypo- | under, below |
| sub- | under, below |
| lesion | sore |
| excoriation | superficial loss oftissue |
| abrasion | scraping |
| contusion | bruise |
| laceration | tearing of body tissue |