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MT - Lesson 2
Lesson 2 - Integumentary root terms and meaning
Question | Answer | Medical Term |
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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) |