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vta Integumentary

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carcin/o   Cancer  
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cutan/o   skin  
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cyan/o   blue  
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dermat/o   skin  
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derm/o   skin  
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hist/o   tissue  
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lip/o   fat  
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myc/o   fungus  
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necr/o   death  
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py/o   pus  
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iasis   abnormal condition; formation of  
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itis   inflamation  
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oid   resembling  
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oma   a mass or tumor  
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osis   condition or process  
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opsy   to view  
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sarcoma   malignant tumor of connective tissue  
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stasis   standing still, control, stop  
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epi   upon, over, in addition to  
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ex   out, out from  
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exo   outside  
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mal   ill, bad, poor  
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meta   after, beyond, change  
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adipose   pertaining to fat, fatty  
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carcinoma   a maligmant tumor occuring in the epithelial tissue  
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contusion   an injury where the skin is not broken  
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cyanosis   a bluish discoloration of the skin  
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decubitus   an ulcer resulting from pressure; bedsore  
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distichiasis   condition where the eyelashes grow in towards the eye  
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laceration   a wound or irregular tear of the flesh  
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lipoma   a fatty tumor  
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metastasis   spreading of cancer cells from one part of the body to the other  
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mycosis   any disease caused by fungus  
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pruritis   severe itching  
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purulent   forming or containig pus  
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pyoderma   an acute, purulent dermatitis  
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systemic   pertaining to the whole body  
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caudal   towards the rear  
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cranial   towards the front; the head  
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rostral   towards the nose  
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proximal   structures or parts of the structure that lie close to the main mass of the body  
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dorsal   towards or near the back  
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ventral   towards the or near the abdomen/belly  
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lateral   side  
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medial   lying towards or near the middle  
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distal   away from the main mass of the body  
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palmar   the rear surface of the front paw  
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plantar   the rear surface of the hind paw  
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