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Integumentary&Nervou
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epidermis | thin outer layer, non living cells |
| basement membrane | base layer of epidermal layer |
| suboriferous glands | sweat glands |
| sebaceous glands | oil glands |
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| cyt/o | cell |
| eti/o | cause |
| hid/o | sweat |
| hydr/o | water |
| idi/o | unknown, peculiar |
| kerat/o | keratinized tissue, cornea |
| morph/o | shape |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | dead |
| onych/o | nail |
| path/o | disease |
| pil/o | hair |
| trich/o | hair |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| scler/o | hardening, sclera |
| seb/o | sebum |
| son/o | sound |
| xer/o | dry |
| albin/o | white |
| leuk/o | white |
| chromat/o | color |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythem/o | red |
| erythr/o | red |
| melan/o | black |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| FH | family history |
| Hx | history |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| ID | intradermal (injection) |
| IV | intravenous |
| OTC | over-the-counter |
| PE | physical examination |
| SubQ, Sub-Q | subcutaneous |
| Sx | symptom(s) |
| Tx | treatment |
| ung | ointment |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gangli/o | ganglion |
| gil/o | glue, gluelike |
| lex/o | word, phrase |
| mening/o | meninges |
| menigi/o | meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| narc/o | sleep, stupor |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phas/o | speech |
| psych/o | mind |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| spin/o | spine |
| sthen/o | strength |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| ton/o | tension, tone |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |