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Integumentary System
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Medical
Graduate
06/28/2025

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Term
a-/an-
Definition

Absence of, without, not

 

ex Anhidrosis

Term
bi-
Definition

Two or both

 

Ex: Bilateral

Term
Dia-
Definition

Through, complete

 

Ex: Diaphoresis

Term
Dys-
Definition

Difficult, painful, abnormal, labored

 

Ex: Dysplasia

Term
Epi-
Definition

Upon, on, over

 

Ex: Epidermis

Term
Hyper-
Definition

Above, excessive

 

Ex: Hyperkeratosis

Term
Hypo-
Definition

Deficient, below, under, incomplete 

 

Ex: Hypodermic

Term
Intra-
Definition

Within, in

 

Ex: Intradermal

Term
Meta-
Definition

Change, beyond, after

 

Ex: Metaplasia

Term
Neo-
Definition

New

 

Ex: Neoplasm 

Term
Para-
Definition

Beside, around, beyond, abnormal

 

Ex: Paronychia

Term
Per-
Definition

Through

 

Ex: Percutaneous

Term
Pro-
Definition

Before

 

Ex: Prodromal

Term
Sub-
Definition

Under, below

 

Ex: Subcutaneous 

Term
Trans-
Definition

Through, across, beyond

 

Ex: Transdermal

Term
Uni-
Definition

One

 

Ex: Unilateral

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