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Ch 11 Dermatology
Prefixes, suffixes, root words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| follicul/o- | follicle (small sac) |
| adip/o- | fat |
| all/o- | strange; other |
| bas/o- | base of structure; base (alkaline) |
| coll/a- | fibers that hold together |
| cutane/o- cut/i- derm/a- dermat/o- derm/o- integument/o- | skin |
| diaphore/o hidr/o- sudor/i- | sweat |
| elast/o- | flexing; stretching |
| erect/o- | to stand up |
| erg/o- | activity; work |
| ex/o- | away from; external; outward |
| fer/o- | to bear |
| foli/o- | leaf |
| integu/o- | to cover |
| kerat/o- | cornea (of eye); hard; fibrous protein |
| lip/o- | lipid (fat) |
| loc/o- | in one place |
| lun/o- | moon |
| melan/o- | black |
| onych/o- ungu/o- | nail |
| phylact/o- | guarding; protecting |
| pil/o- trich/o- | hair |
| sebace/o- seb/o- | sebum (oil) |
| sensitiv/o | affected by; sensitive to |
| spir/o- | to breath; a coil |
| system/o- | the body as a whole |
| theli/o- | cellular layer |
| ependym/o- | cellular lining |
| -al -ary | pertaining to |
| -cyte | cell |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -in | a substance |
| -ment | action; state |
| -ose | full of |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tome | instrument used to cut; area with distinct edges |
| -ula | small thing |
| epi- | upon; above |
| ex- | out; away from |
| per- | through; throughout |
| sub- | below; underneath; less than |