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Integumentary Prefixes (16)
Lesson 8
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Undergraduate 1
10/12/2025
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epi-
 Definition
Upon, on
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sub-
 Definition
Under,below
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intra-
 Definition
Within
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trans-
 Definition
Across,through
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Inter-
 Definition
Between
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peri-
 Definition
Around
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hypo-
 Definition
Below, deficient
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hyper-
 Definition
Above, excessive
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endo-
 Definition
Inside
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exo-
 Definition
Outside
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auto-
 Definition
Self
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allo-
 Definition
Other, different
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an-
 Definition
Without
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anti-
 Definition
Against
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dys-
 Definition
Bad,abnormal
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para-
 Definition
Beside,near, abnormal
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24 Integumentary Suffixes
 Definition
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Term
-derma
 Definition
skin
Term
-iasis
 Definition
Condition
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-itis
 Definition
Inflammation
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-oma
 Definition
Tumor
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-ectomy
 Definition
Removal
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-plasty
 Definition
Surgical Repair
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-rrhea
 Definition
Discharge,flow
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-rrheic
 Definition
Pertaining to flow, or discharge
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-logist
 Definition
Specialist
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-phagia
 Definition
Eating,swallowing
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-gen
 Definition
producing
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-genic
 Definition
Producing by or in
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-scope
 Definition
Instrument for viewing
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-scopy
 Definition
Visual examination
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-lysis
 Definition
Breakdown, destruction
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-gram
 Definition
Record or picture
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-graphy
 Definition
Process of recording
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18 Integumentary root words
 Definition
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Term
cutane/o
 Definition
skin
Term
derm/o
 Definition
skin
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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hidr/o
 Definition
sweat
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kerat/o
 Definition
horny tissue, hard
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lip/o
 Definition
fat
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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Melan/o
 Definition
black, dark pigment
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myc/o
 Definition
fungus
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necr/o
 Definition
death
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onych/o
 Definition
nail
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ungu/o
 Definition
nail
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pil/o
 Definition
hair
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trich/o
 Definition
hair
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seb/o
 Definition
sebum oil
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squam/o
 Definition
scale
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xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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15 abbreviations, acronyms, eponyms
 Definition
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Term
BCC
 Definition
Basal Cell Carcinoma
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SCC
 Definition
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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ABCDE
 Definition
Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolving (for melanoma assessment)
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UV
 Definition
Ultraviolet
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TBSA
 Definition
Total Body Surface Area (burns)
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Bx
 Definition
Biopsy
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Rx
 Definition
Prescription or Treatment
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Dx
 Definition
Diagnosis
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Tx
 Definition
Treatment
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Fx
 Definition
Fracture ( May be noted in trauma cases
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HSV
 Definition
Herpes Simplex Virus
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MRSA
 Definition
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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HPV
 Definition
Human Papillomavirus
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Kaposi Sarcoma
 Definition
Eponym for a type of skin cancer in AIDS patients
Term
Rule of Nines
 Definition
Method for estimating burn surface area
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