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| abdomin/o lapar/o ceil/o | abdomen
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| adip/o; lip/o | fat;fatty
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| anter/o | front
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| crani/o | skull
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| cyt/o | cell
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| dors/o | back
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| hist/o | tissue
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| inguin/o | groin
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| later/o | side; away from midline
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| lumb/o | lumbar back; lower back
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| medi/o | middle
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| nucle/o | nucleus
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| pelv/i | pelvis
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| poster/o | back
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| proxim/o | near
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| spin/o | spine
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| thorac/o | thorax/chest
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| umbilic/o | naval
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| ventr/o | front side
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| viscer/o | internal organs
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| cardi/o | heart
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| epi- | on; upon; over
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| hypo- | beneath; below
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| intra- | within
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| para- | around; beside
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| per- | throgh
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| sub | under; below
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| -ectomy | excision; surgical removal
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| -ia; -iasis; -osis | abnormal condition of inflamation
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| -itis | inflamation
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| -malacia | softening
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| -(o)logy | study of
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| -(o)logist | specialist in the study of
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| -oma | tumor; swelling
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -(r)hea | flow; excessive discharge
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| -tome | cutting instrument
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| jaundice | yellow discoloration of the skin
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| Kaposi's sarcoma | a cancerous growth that begins as soft, purple-brown papules on the feet and gradually spreads in the skin
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| sarc/o | flesh
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| -oma | tumor
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| keloid | abnormally large, raised or thickened scar
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| laceration | a cut
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| lesion | any damage to tissue caused by trauma or disease
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| macule | small, flat discoloration of skin less than 1 cm in diameter
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| malignant melanoma | cancerous skin tumor originating form the melanocytes of a mole, freckles, or pigmented skin; skin cancer
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| melan/o | black
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| -oma | tumor
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| nevus (pl.nevi) | pigmented area at birth; mole, birthmark
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| onychomalacia | softening of the nails
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| onych/o | nail
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| -malacia | softening
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| onychomycosis | fungal infection of the nails
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| onych/o | nail
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| myc/o | fungus
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| -osis | condition
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| pachyderma | thickening of the skin
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| pachy- | thickening
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| derm/o | skin
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| pallor | paleness
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| papule | small, solid, raised lesion that is less than 0.5 cm in diameter; pimple
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| pediculosis | lice infestation associated with skin and hair
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| petechia (pl. petechiae) | pinpoint bleeding in the skin
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| pressure ulcer | open lesion of the skin characterized by a breakdown of skin and underlying tissues as a result of constant pressure to bony prominences under the skin and an inadequate blood supply to teh area; also known as decubitus ulce.
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| psoriasis | chronic skin condition characterized by dry, silvery scales covering red lesions
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| pruritus | severe itching
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| purpura | large bruises under the skin associated with hemorrhages into tissue
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| pustule | circumscribed elevation of the skin containing pus
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| bx; Bx | biopsy
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| decub | decubitus ulcer
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| subQ; SC | subcutaneous
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| cut/o; cutane/o | skin
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| derm/o; dermat/o | skin
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| hidr/o | sweat
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| kerat/o | horny tissue; hard
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| melan/o | black
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| myc/o | fungus
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| onych/o; ungu/o | nail
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| pachy/o | thick
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| pil/o | hair
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| rhytid/o | wrinkles
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| seb/o | sebum
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| squam/o | scale
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| sud/o; sudor/o | sweat
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| trich/o | hair
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| xer/o | dry
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