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05/08/2026
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Epi=upon/on
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sub=under/below
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Derm/o=skin
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Melan/o=black/dark
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Kerat/o= hard tissue
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seb/o=oil/sebum
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Hydro/o=sweat
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Onycho/o=nail
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Phil/o=hair
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xer/o=dry
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Erythr/o=red
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leuk/o=white
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Cyan/o=blue
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adip/o=fat
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  1. Lip/o=fat
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Scler/o=hard
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-uria= urine condition
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-ule=small
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-Tomy=

incision/cutting

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-scopy = 

visual exam
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-Scope=

instrument for viewing 

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-rrhexis=rupture
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-rrhea=discharge/flow
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-plasty=

surgical repair 
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-phagia=

eating/swollowing

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-peina=deficiency
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-pathy=disease
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-osis=

abnormal condition
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-Oma=tumor/mass
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-lysis=

breakdown/destruction
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-logs= study of
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-itis= inflammation
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-graphy=

process of 

recording 

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-gram= record/picture
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-gen=

producing/orgin

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-emia=blood condition
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-ectomy=surgical removal
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-derma=skin condition
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-cele=hernia/protrusion
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-algia = pain
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Bcc=

basal cell

carcinoma 

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scc=squamous cell

carcinoma 
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ABCD= melanoma warning signs
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HSV= herpes simplex virus
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HPV=human papilloma virus
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MRSA= methicillin - resistant staphylococcus aureus
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UV= ultraviolet
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spf=sun protector factor
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SLE=systematic lupus erythmstosus
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KOH= potassium hydroxide test
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AIDS=acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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HIV= human immunodeficiency virus
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Impetigo=bacterial skin infection
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psoriasis=chronic autoimmune skin disease 
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Kaposi sarcoma = cancer linked to AIDS
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Term
Scler/o=hard
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xer/o=dry

 
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Squam/o=scale
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leuk/o=white
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Cyan/o=blue
 Definition
lip/o=fat
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Adip/o=fat
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melan/o=black pigmen
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Onych/o=nail
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pil/o=hair
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Trich/o=hair
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seb/o=sebum/oil
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Hidr/o=sweat
 Definition
dermat/o=skin
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Derm/o=skin
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cuane/o=skin
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