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Integumentary
Prefixes, suffixes, root words and enonyms
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Physiology
Undergraduate 1
07/30/2026
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Term
epi-
 Definition
upon, above
Term
derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
karat/o
 Definition
hard tissue
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black or dark pigment
Term
seb/o
 Definition
sebum, oil
Term
hidro/o
 Definition
sweat
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trich/o
 Definition
hair
Term
onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
cutane/o
 Definition
skin
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, protrusion
Term
-derma
 Definition
skin condition
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-genic
 Definition
producing
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-gram
 Definition
record
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown
Term
-melacia
 Definition
softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
Term
-ule
 Definition
small
Term
derm
 Definition
skin
Term
dermat
 Definition
skin
Term
cutane
 Definition
skin
Term
kerat
 Definition
horny tissue, keratin
Term
melan
 Definition
black/dark pigment
Term
seb
 Definition
oil
Term
hidr
 Definition
sweat
Term
trich
 Definition
hair
Term
pil
 Definition
hair
Term
onych
 Definition
nail
Term
lip
 Definition
fat
Term
myc
 Definition
fungus
Term
pi
 Definition
pus
Term
erythr
 Definition
red
Term
cyan
 Definition
blue
Term
luek
 Definition
white
Term
xer
 Definition
dry
Term
squam
 Definition
scale
Term
BCC
 Definition
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Term
SCC
 Definition
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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AK
 Definition
Actinic Keratosis
Term
BSA
 Definition
Body Surface Area
Term
ABCDE
 Definition
Melanoma screening (Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolving)
Term
HSV
 Definition
Herpes Simplex Virus
Term
HPV
 Definition
Human Papillomavirus
Term
MRSA
 Definition
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Term
VZV
 Definition
Varicella-Zoster Virus
Term
SJS
 Definition
Steven’s Johnson Syndrome
Term
TEN
 Definition
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Term
UV
 Definition
ultraviolet
Term
TBSA
 Definition
total body surface area
Term
Mohs
 Definition
Mohs micrographic surgery (eponym)
Term
kaposi
 Definition
Kaposi sarcoma (eponym)
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