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Integumentary Sys.2
Prefixes and suffixes for integumentary sustem terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epi- | on; upin; over |
| hypo- | beneath; below |
| intra- | within |
| para- | around; beside |
| per- | through |
| sub- | under; below |
| -ectomy | excision; surgical removal |
| -ia; -iasis; -osis | abnormal condition of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -(o)logy | study of |
| -(o)logist | specialist in the study of |
| -oma | tumor; swelling |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -(r)rhea | flow; excessive discharge |
| -tome | cutting instrument |