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Medical terminology for integumentary system

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Term
Definition
-derma   skin  
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-graft   transplanting tissue from one area to another  
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Albino   white  
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Cautero   burn  
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Cryo   cold  
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Cutaneo   skin  
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Derm/dermato   skin  
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Diaphoro   profuse sweating  
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Hidro   sweat  
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Ichthyo   dry, scaly  
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Ictero   jaundice (a medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes)  
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Kerato   hard  
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Melano   black  
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Necro   death  
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Onycho/unguo   nail  
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Pachy   thick  
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Pilo   hair  
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Rhytido   wrinkle  
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Schizo   split  
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Sebo   oil  
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Xero   dry  
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Allo   other/different  
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Sub   under/below  
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Xeno   strange/foreign  
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Leio   smooth  
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Subcutaneous   situated or applied below the skin  
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Dermatitis   inflammation/irritation of the skin (red, swollen, sore, sometimes blisters)  
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Dermatologist   medical expert of skin  
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Onychomycosis   nail fungus causing thickened, brittle, crumbly, or ragged nails  
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Hypodermic   of or relating to the region beneath the skin  
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Dermatosis   disease of the skin  
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Anhidrosis   inability to sweat normally  
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Hyperhidrosis   abnormal excessive sweating  
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Lipoma   benign tumor of fatty tissue  
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Leiomyoma   smooth muscle tumor  
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Rhytidectomy   facelift "wrinkle" "incision"  
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Seborrhea   excessive discharge of sebum from the sebaceous glands.  
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Erythroderma   aka generalized Exfoliative dermatitis inflammatory skin disease  
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Onychectomy   aka declawing; operation to remove animal's nails (claws)  
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Scleroderma   chronic hardening and contraction of the skin and connective tissue  
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Xeroderma   dry skin; various diseases characterized by extreme dryness of the skin  
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Ichthyoderma   dry, scaly skin  
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Onychomalacia   abnormal softness of nails  
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