Questions and Answers
What does the term 'adip/o' refer to?
What is the definition of 'lip/o'?
fat
What does 'steat/o' represent?
skin
What does 'cutane/o' mean?
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What is the meaning of 'dermat/o'?
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Define 'hidr/o'.
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What does 'sudor/o' stand for?
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What is the definition of 'ichthy/o'?
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What does 'kerat/o' refer to?
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What does 'melan/o' signify?
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What does 'myc/o' mean?
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What is the meaning of 'onych/o'?
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What does 'pil/o' signify?
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Define 'trich/o'.
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What does 'scler/o' refer to?
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What is the definition of 'seb/o'?
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What does 'squam/o' mean?
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What is the meaning of 'xen/o'?
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What does 'xer/o' signify?
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What is the definition of '-cyte'?
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What does '-derma' mean?
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What is the meaning of '-logist'?
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What does '-logy' stand for?
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What is the definition of '-therapy'?
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What does 'an-' signify?
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What is the meaning of 'dia-'?
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What does 'epi-' mean?
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What does 'homo-' signify?
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What is the definition of 'hyper-'?
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Study Notes
Key Terms of the Integumentary System
- Adip/o: Refers to fat. Example: adip/osis - abnormal condition of fat.
- Lip/o: Also denotes fat. Example: lip/o/cele - hernia containing fat.
- Steat/o: Relates to skin, specifically fatty tissue. Example: steat/itis - inflammation of fatty tissue.
- Cutane/o: Pertains to skin. Example: sub/cutane/ous - pertaining to beneath the skin.
- Dermat/o: Concerns skin. Example: dermat/o/plasty - surgical repair of the skin.
- Derm/o: Another term for skin. Example: hypo/derm/ic - pertaining to under the skin.
- Hidr/o: Related to sweat. Example: hidr/aden/itis - inflammation of the sweat glands.
- Sudor/o: Also connected to sweat. Example: sudor/esis - condition of profuse sweating.
- Ichthy/o: Indicates dry or scaly skin. Example: ichthy/osis - abnormal condition of dry skin.
- Kerat/o: Refers to horny tissue or the cornea. Example: kerat/osis - abnormal condition of horny tissue.
- Melan/o: Signifies black color. Example: melan/oma - black tumor.
- Myc/o: Relates to fungus. Example: dermat/o/myc/osis - fungal infection of the skin.
- Onych/o: Refers to nails. Example: onych/o/malacia - softening of the nails.
- Ungu/o: Another term for nails. Example: ungu/al - pertaining to the nails.
- Pil/o: Refers to hair. Example: pil/o/nid/al - pertaining to hair in a nest.
- Trich/o: Relates to hair. Example: trich/o/pathy - disease involving the hair.
- Scler/o: Indicates hardening. Example: scler/o/derma - hardening of the skin.
- Seb/o: Pertains to sebum or sebaceous glands. Example: seb/o/rrhea - discharge of sebum.
- Squam/o: Relates to scales. Example: squam/ous - covered with scales.
- Xen/o: Refers to something foreign or strange. Example: xen/o/graft - skin transplantation from a foreign donor.
- Xer/o: Pertains to dryness. Example: xer/o/derma - dry skin.
Suffixes Related to the Integumentary System
- -cyte: Refers to a cell. Example: lip/o/cyte - fat cell.
- -derma: Pertains to skin. Example: py/o/derma - pus in the skin.
- -logist: A specialist in a field of study. Example: dermat/o/logist - specialist in skin disorders.
- -logy: The study of a subject. Example: dermat/o/logy - study of skin and its diseases.
- -therapy: Refers to treatment. Example: cry/o/therapy - use of cold treatment.
Prefixes Related to the Integumentary System
- An-: Indicates without or not. Example: an/hidr/osis - absence of sweat.
- Dia-: Means through or across. Example: dia/phoresis - excessive sweating.
- Epi-: Pertains to above or upon. Example: epi/derm/is - above the skin.
- Homo-: Means same. Example: homo/graft - tissue transplantation within the same species.
- Hyper-: Indicates excessive or above normal levels. Example: hyper/hidr/osis - excessive sweating.
- Sub-: Refers to under or below. Example: sub/ungu/al - pertaining to beneath the nail.
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