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ch4 wordparts
Exploring Medical Language 8th edition ch4 wordparts(N. D.'s class)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| auto | self |
| bio | life |
| crypto | hidden |
| cutaneo | skin |
| dermato | skin |
| dermo | skin |
| hetero | other |
| kerato | horny tissue, hard |
| myco | fungus |
| necro | tissue death |
| onycho | nail |
| rhytido | wrinkles |
| sebo | sebum (oil) |
| staphylo | grape like clusters |
| strepto | twisted chains |
| tricho | hair |
| unguo | nail |
| xero | dry |
| epi- | upon, over |
| intra- | within |
| para- | around, beside |
| per- | through |
| sub- | under, below |
| trans- | through, across |
| -a | noun suffix, no meaning |
| -cocci | round shaped bacteria, plural |
| -coccus | round shaped bacteria |
| -ectomy | excision or surgical removal |
| -ia | condition of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -mycosis | fungal condition |
| -opsy | view of, viewing |
| -phagia | eating or swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhea | flow, excessive discharge |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |