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What does the prefix 'adip/o' mean?
What does the prefix 'lip/o' mean?
What does the prefix 'steat/o' mean?
What does the prefix 'cutane/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'derm/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'dermat/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'hidr/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'sudor/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'ichthy/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'kerat/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'melan/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'myc/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'onych/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'ungu/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'pil/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'trich/o' mean?
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What does the prefix 'scler/o' mean?
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Study Notes
Medical Roots Related to Skin and Tissue
- adip/o, lip/o, steat/o: All refer to fat, highlighting the importance of understanding fat-related conditions in medical terminology.
Medical Roots Related to Skin
- cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o: Terms that all denote skin, important for discussions on dermatological health and diseases.
Medical Roots Related to Sweat
- hidr/o, sudor/o: Both relate to sweat, indicating involvement in conditions like hyperhidrosis or anhidrosis.
Medical Roots Related to Texture and Appearance
- ichthy/o: Indicates dry, scaly skin, commonly associated with ichthyosis.
- kerat/o: Refers to horny tissue, hard structures, or the cornea, relevant in discussions about eye health and dermal conditions.
Medical Roots Related to Color
- melan/o: Denotes black, often used in discussions about pigmentation and melanoma.
Medical Roots Related to Fungi and Infection
- myc/o: Refers to fungus, crucial for understanding fungal infections like mycosis.
Medical Roots Related to Nails
- onych/o, ungu/o: Both terms signify nails, relevant in contexts of nail disorders and treatments.
Medical Roots Related to Hair
- pil/o, trich/o: Both signify hair, important for conditions related to hair loss or dermatological issues.
Medical Roots Related to Hardening
- scler/o: Indicates hardening or relates to sclera (the white of the eye), important in understanding sclerosis-related diseases or eye conditions.
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