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Prefixes/Suffixes
Integumentary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat (see lip/o and steat/o) |
| caus/o | burn, burning |
| cauter/o | heat, burn |
| cry/o | cold |
| cutane/o | skin (se derm/o) |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| diaphor/o | profuse sweating (see hidr/o) |
| epi- | upon |
| erythem/o, erythemat/o | redness |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | scaly, dry |
| kerat/o | hard, horny tissue |
| lip/o | fat |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| pachy- | thick |
| phyt/o | plant |
| pil/o | hair (see trich/o) |
| scler/o | hard/tough |
| seb/o | sebum |
| squam/o | scale-like |
| sudor- | sweat |
| steat/o | fat |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| xer/o | dry |