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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
WR: fat
TERM 2
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
DEFINITION 2
WR: skin
TERM 3
cyt/o
DEFINITION 3
WR: cell
TERM 4
hidr/o, sudor/o
DEFINITION 4
WR: sweat
TERM 5
hydr/o
DEFINITION 5
WR: water
ichthy/o
WR: dry, scaly
TERM 7
kerat/o
DEFINITION 7
WR: horny tissue; hard; cornea
TERM 8
myc/o
DEFINITION 8
WR: fungus
TERM 9
necr/o
DEFINITION 9
WR: death, necrosis
TERM 10
onych/o
DEFINITION 10
WR: nail
erythr/o, erythemat/o
WR: red
TERM 17
leuk/o
DEFINITION 17
WR: white
TERM 18
melan/o
DEFINITION 18
WR: black
TERM 19
xanth/o
DEFINITION 19
WR: yellow
TERM 20
plasty
DEFINITION 20
S: surgical repair
tome
S: instrument to cut
TERM 22
cele
DEFINITION 22
S: hernia, swelling
TERM 23
cyte
DEFINITION 23
S: cell
TERM 24
derma
DEFINITION 24
S: skin
TERM 25
emia
DEFINITION 25
S: blood condition
oma
S: tumor
TERM 32
osis
DEFINITION 32
S: abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood
cells)
TERM 33
pathy
DEFINITION 33
S: disease
TERM 34
penia
DEFINITION 34
S: decrease, deficiency
TERM 35
phagia
DEFINITION 35
S: swallowing, eating
phoresis
S: carrying, transmission
TERM 37
rrhea
DEFINITION 37
S: discharge, flow
TERM 38
therapy
DEFINITION 38
S: treatment
TERM 39
al, ous
DEFINITION 39
S: pertaining to
TERM 40
auto
DEFINITION 40
P: self, own
Derm
dermatology
TERM 47
FH
DEFINITION 47
family history
TERM 48
ID
DEFINITION 48
intradermal
TERM 49
IM
DEFINITION 49
intramuscular
TERM 50
PE
DEFINITION 50
physical examination
WBC
white blood cell, white blood count
TERM 52
abrasion
DEFINITION 52
Rubbing some skin off; Scraping, or rubbing away of a
surface, such as skin, by friction
TERM 53
abscess
DEFINITION 53
Ball of pus; Localized collection of pus at the site of an
infection (characteristically a staphylococcal)
TERM 54
acne
DEFINITION 54
Pimples; Inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of the
skin, marked by comedos (blackheads), papules, and
pustules (whiteheads)
TERM 55
alopecia
DEFINITION 55
Baldness; Absence or loss of hair, especially of the head, also
known as baldness
hematoma
Blood tumor; Elevated, localized collection of blood trapped
under the skin that usually results from trauma
TERM 62
hirsutism
DEFINITION 62
Extreme hair growth in unusual places; Condition
characterized by excessive growth of hair or presence of hair
in unusual places, especially in women
TERM 63
psoriasis
DEFINITION 63
Chronic disease characterized by pitted nails and silvery
scales; Chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red
patches covered with silvery scales
TERM 64
pustule
DEFINITION 64
Whitehead;
TERM 65
tinea
DEFINITION 65
Fungal infection whose name indicates body part infected;
Fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body
part affected, also called ringworm
vitiligo
Loss of skin pigmentation that causes little white patches;
Localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-
white patches, also called leukoderma
