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MT - Lesson 2
Lesson 2 - Integumentary root terms and meaning
| Question | Answer | Medical Term |
|---|---|---|
| cutis | skin | cutitis (Skin inflammation) |
| dent | teeth | dentiform (toothlike) |
| derma | skin | dermatology (study of the skin) |
| hapsia | touch | parapsia (touch disorder) |
| odont | teeth | odontoprisis (teeth grinding) |
| onco | tumor | oncology (study of tumors) |
| onychia | nail beds | onychitis (nail bed inflammation) |
| pedicular | lice | pediculosis (lice condition) |
| prurigo | itching | pruritis (itching inflammation) |
| psora | itch | psoriasis (itch, condition of) |
| sarco | flesh | sarcolysis (flesh decomposing) |
| sclero | hard | sclerogenous (hardening tissue) |
| squama | scaly | squamous (scalelike) |
| tricho | hair | trichoid (hairlike) |
| chole | bile; gallblader | cholecystectomy (gallblader excision) |
| colon | large intestine | colitis (large intestine inflammation) |
| emesis | vomiting | emetic (produces vomit) |
| entero | intestine | enterritis (intestinal inflammation) |
| gastro | stomach | gastritis (stomach inflammation) |
| glosso | tongue | glossopathy (tongue disease) |
| hepat | liver | hepatitis (liver inflammation) |
| ile | ileum | ileitis (ileum inflammation) |
| laparo | abdomen | laparotomy (abdomen incision) |
| myxo | mucus | myxoma (mucus tumor) |
| procto | anus; rectum | proctology (study of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus) |
| pyloro | pylorus; gatekeeper | pylorostenosis (pyloric narrowing) |
| stoma | opening; mouth | stomatitis (mouth inflammation) |
| viscero | body organs | visceromegaly (enlarged abdominal organs) |