Med Term - Lesson 3 Word Scramble
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Prefix, Word Root, Suffix | Definition |
epi- | on; upon; over |
hypo- | below; deficient; under |
intra- | within |
per- | through |
sub- | below; under |
acr | extremities |
cutane | skin |
cyan | blue |
derm | skin |
dermat | skin |
erythr | red |
leuk | white |
melan | black |
myc | fungus |
onych | nail |
xanth | yellow |
-itis | inflammation |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-ous | pertaining to |
-tomy | incision |
biopsy | removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope for diagnostic purposes |
abbreviation for biopsy | Bx |
edema | puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid |
laceration | torn, ragged-edged wound |
lesion | any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease |
pressure ulcer (bedsore) | eroded sore on the skin caused by prolonged pressure (formerly called decubitus ulcer) |
abbreviation for pressure ulcer (bedsore) | decub |
shingles (herpes zoster) | development of painful, inflamed blisters that follow the nerve routes |
squamous cell carcinoma | a malignant growth that developes from scale-like epithelial tissue |
abbreviation for squamous cell carcinoma | SqCCA |
staphylococcus | bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling grapelike clusters & can cause skin infections |
abbreviation for staphylococcus | staph |
streptococcus | bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling twisted chains & can cause skin infections |
abbreviation for streptococcus | strep |
abbreviation for leukocyte | WBC (white blood cell) |
abbreviation for erythrocyte | RBC (red blood cell) |
abbreviation for basal cell carcinoma | BCC |
abscess | localized collection of pus |
basal cell carcinoma | tumor arising from the outer layer of the skin (epithelial layer) |
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