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What is the primary function of the skin?
What is the term for the study of the skin and its disorders?
What is the combining form that refers to 'skin'?
How much surface area is on the skin?
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What system does the skin and its accessory organs make up?
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What is the definition of an organ?
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What is the role of the skin in regulating body temperature?
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What is the relationship between the skin and the environment?
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What is the root word 'dermat/o' or 'derm/o' related to?
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What is the function of the skin related to the root word 'dermat/o' or 'derm/o'?
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What is the term for a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin-related conditions, related to the root word 'dermat/o' or 'derm/o'?
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What is the term for the study of the skin, related to the root word 'dermat/o' or 'derm/o'?
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What is the term for a condition characterized by the abnormal growth of skin cells, related to the root word 'dermat/o' or 'derm/o'?
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What does the prefix 'hypo-' mean in relation to skin?
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What is the term for the inflammation of the skin?
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What does the term 'erythroderma' refer to?
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What is the term for the surgical removal of fat?
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What is the term for a black tumor?
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What is the term for the abnormal condition of no sweat?
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What is the term for the surgical removal of nail?
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What is the term for pus producing?
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What is the term for the surgical repair of wrinkles?
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What does the term 'subcutaneous' refer to?
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Study Notes
The Integumentary System
- The skin and its accessory organs make up the integumentary system.
- The skin shields the body from pathogens and the elements, regulates body temperature, and allows for sensations.
Combining Forms
- derm/o, dermat/o, or cutane/o refer to "skin".
- sub- means "under" (e.g., subcutaneous: pertaining to under the skin).
- epi- means "upon" (e.g., epidermal: pertaining to upon the skin).
- hypo- means "under" (e.g., hypodermic: pertaining to under the skin).
- intra- means "within" (e.g., intradermal: pertaining to within the skin).
Word Building with dermat/o
- -itis means "inflammation" (e.g., dermatitis: inflammation of the skin).
- -logist means "specialist" (e.g., dermatologist: skin specialist).
- -osis means "abnormal condition" (e.g., dermatosis: abnormal skin condition).
- -pathy means "disease" (e.g., dermatopathy: skin disease).
- -plasty means "surgical repair" (e.g., dermatoplasty: surgical repair of the skin).
Word Building with -derma
- erythr/o means "red skin" (e.g., erythroderma: red skin).
- leuk/o means "white skin" (e.g., leukoderma: white skin).
- ichthy/o means "scaly, dry skin" (e.g., ichthyoderma: scaly, dry skin).
- xer/o means "dry skin" (e.g., xeroderma: dry skin).
- scler/o means "hard skin" (e.g., scleroderma: hard skin).
- py/o means "pus skin" (e.g., pyoderma: pus skin).
Word Building with hidr/o and lip/o
- an- means "without" (e.g., anhidrosis: abnormal condition of no sweat).
- hyper- means "excessive" (e.g., hyperhidrosis: abnormal condition of excessive sweat).
- -ectomy means "surgical removal" (e.g., lipectomy: surgical removal of fat).
- -oma means "tumor" or "growth" (e.g., lipoma: fat tumor/growth).
Word Building with melan/o & necr/o
- -oma means "tumor" (e.g., melanoma: black tumor).
- -cyte means "cell" (e.g., melanocyte: black cell).
- -osis means "abnormal condition" (e.g., necrosis: abnormal condition of death).
Word Building with onych/o and py/o
- -ectomy means "surgical removal" (e.g., onychectomy: surgical removal of nail).
- -malacia means "softening" (e.g., onychomalacia: nail softening).
- -osis means "abnormal condition" (e.g., onychomycosis: abnormal condition of nail fungus).
- -phagia means "eating" (e.g., onychophagia: nail eating/nail biting).
- -genic means "producing" (e.g., pyogenic: pus producing).
Word Building with rhytid/o and seb/o
- -ectomy means "surgical removal" (e.g., rhytidectomy: surgical removal of wrinkles).
- -plasty means "surgical repair" (e.g., rhytidoplasty: surgical repair of wrinkles).
- -rrhea means "discharge" (e.g., seborrhea: oil discharge).
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Description
This quiz covers the dermatology and sensation-related terms, including prefixes such as derm/o and dermat/o. Test your knowledge of these medical terms and their meanings.
