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med terminology4

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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a   without  
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an   without  
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ep   upon  
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epi   upon  
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hyper   excessive  
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intra   within  
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par   near  
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per   through  
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sub   under  
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abras   to rub away  
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aden   gland  
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aut   self  
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carcin   cancer  
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crypt   hidden  
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cutane   skin  
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bi   life  
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derm, dermat   skin  
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elast   change shape  
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eyth, eythr   red  
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fibro   fiber  
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heter   other  
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hidr   sweat  
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kerat   hard, horny tissue  
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lei   smooth  
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leuk   white  
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melan   black  
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myc   fungus  
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necr   death  
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onych   nail  
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pachy   thick  
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pedicul   body louse  
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rhytid   wrinkle  
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carc   flesh  
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scler   thick, hard  
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seb   sebum  
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trich   hair  
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xer   dry  
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ectomy   surgical excision  
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genic   pertaining to producing  
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ia   condition of  
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ion   process  
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is   pertaining to  
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ite   condition  
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itis   inflammation  
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malacia   softening  
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oma   abnormal swelling  
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opsy   view of  
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osis   condition of  
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ous   pertaining to  
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phagia   eating or swallowing  
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plasy   surgical repair  
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rrhea   excessive discharge  
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tome   cutting instrument  
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abrasion   skin wound caused by scraping  
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abscess   a collection of pus from a localized infection  
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alopecia   baldness  
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cellulite   uneven skin caused by fat  
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ciatrix   scar  
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comedo   blackhead  
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contusion   bruise  
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cyst   closed sac or pouch that contains fluid  
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diaphoresis   profuse sweating  
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edema   swelling caused by accumulation of fluid  
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erythema   general term for redness of the skin  
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fissure   a narrow break or slit in the skin  
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furuncle   a localized skin infection originating from a hair follicle (boil)  
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induration   formation of local hard areas on the skin  
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jaundice   abnormal yellow coloring of the skin  
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keloid   overgrowth of scar tissue  
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laceration   torn/jagged wound  
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lesion   chang in tissues due to disease or injury  
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macule   discolored flat spot, such as a freckle  
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nevus   mole or birthmark  
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pallor   paleness  
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papule   small, solid, circumscribed skin elevation  
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petechia   pinpoint skin hemorrhage  
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pruritus   intense itching  
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purpura   purple-red discoloration resulting from hemorrhage  
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pustule   pimple  
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ulcer   eroded lesion of the skin  
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urticaria   hives  
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verruca   wart  
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vesicle   blister  
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wheal   welt  
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acne   anflammatory eruption of the skin caused by bacterial infection of sebaceous glands and duct  
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