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Medical Lang. Ch. 4
Integumentary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Para- | beside, beyond, around, abnormal |
| -ia | diseased or abnormal state, condition of |
| trich/o | Hair |
| myc/o | Fungus |
| heter/o | Other |
| necr/o | death (cells, body) |
| coni/o | dust |
| aut/o | Self |
| bi/o | Life |
| crypt/o | Hidden |
| intra- | within |
| rhytid/o | wrinkles |
| epi- | over, upon, on |
| strept/o | twisted chains |
| per- | through |
| trans- | across, through, beyond |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -phagia | eating or swallowing |
| kerat/o | horny tissue, hard |
| seb/o | sebum (oil) |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| staphyl/o | grapelike clusters |
| xer/0 | dry |
| pachy/o | thick |
| -ectomy | excision or surgical removal |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -a | noun suffix, no meaning |
| sub- | under, below |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -coccus (pl. -cocci) | berry shaped (form of bacterium) |
| -opsy | view of, viewing |
| onych/o, ungu/o | nail |
| -malacia | softening |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| -plasty | surgical repair |