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What does 'aden/o' refer to?
What does 'aden/o' refer to?
- In relationship to skin
- In relationship to a muscle
- In relationship to bone
- In relationship to a gland (correct)
What does 'adip/o' mean?
What does 'adip/o' mean?
fat
What does 'albin/o' signify?
What does 'albin/o' signify?
white
What is the meaning of 'aut/o'?
What is the meaning of 'aut/o'?
Define 'bi/o'.
Define 'bi/o'.
What does 'caus/o' refer to?
What does 'caus/o' refer to?
What is the definition of 'cauter/o'?
What is the definition of 'cauter/o'?
What does 'crypt/o' mean?
What does 'crypt/o' mean?
What does 'cutane/o' refer to?
What does 'cutane/o' refer to?
What is the meaning of 'cyan/o'?
What is the meaning of 'cyan/o'?
What does 'derm/o, dermat/o' signify?
What does 'derm/o, dermat/o' signify?
Define 'diaphor/o'.
Define 'diaphor/o'.
What does 'eosin/o' mean?
What does 'eosin/o' mean?
What does 'erythem/o' signify?
What does 'erythem/o' signify?
What is the meaning of 'erythr/o'?
What is the meaning of 'erythr/o'?
What does 'heter/o' mean?
What does 'heter/o' mean?
What does 'hidr/o' refer to?
What does 'hidr/o' refer to?
What is the definition of 'ichthy/o'?
What is the definition of 'ichthy/o'?
What does 'jaund/o' signify?
What does 'jaund/o' signify?
What is the meaning of 'kerat/o'?
What is the meaning of 'kerat/o'?
Define 'leuk/o'.
Define 'leuk/o'.
What does 'lute/o' mean?
What does 'lute/o' mean?
What is the meaning of 'melan/o'?
What is the meaning of 'melan/o'?
What does 'myc/o' signify?
What does 'myc/o' signify?
What is the definition of 'necr/o'?
What is the definition of 'necr/o'?
What does 'onych/o' mean?
What does 'onych/o' mean?
What is the meaning of 'pachy/o'?
What is the meaning of 'pachy/o'?
Define 'pht/o'.
Define 'pht/o'.
What does 'pil/o' refer to?
What does 'pil/o' refer to?
What is the meaning of 'poli/o'?
What is the meaning of 'poli/o'?
What does 'py/o' signify?
What does 'py/o' signify?
What is the definition of 'rhytid/o'?
What is the definition of 'rhytid/o'?
What does 'rube/o' mean?
What does 'rube/o' mean?
Define 'seb/o'.
Define 'seb/o'.
What does 'staphyl/o' refer to?
What does 'staphyl/o' refer to?
What is the meaning of 'strept/o'?
What is the meaning of 'strept/o'?
What does 'squam/o' mean?
What does 'squam/o' mean?
What is the definition of 'trich/o'?
What is the definition of 'trich/o'?
What does 'ungu/o' signify?
What does 'ungu/o' signify?
What is the meaning of 'xanth/o'?
What is the meaning of 'xanth/o'?
Define 'xer/o'.
Define 'xer/o'.
What does the prefix 'epi-' mean?
What does the prefix 'epi-' mean?
What is the meaning of 'intra-'?
What is the meaning of 'intra-'?
What does the prefix 'para-' signify?
What does the prefix 'para-' signify?
What does 'per-' mean?
What does 'per-' mean?
What does 'peri-' refer to?
What does 'peri-' refer to?
What does 'sub-' mean?
What does 'sub-' mean?
What does '-coccus' refer to?
What does '-coccus' refer to?
What does '-ia' signify?
What does '-ia' signify?
What is the meaning of '-malacia'?
What is the meaning of '-malacia'?
What does '-opsy' mean?
What does '-opsy' mean?
What does '-tome' refer to?
What does '-tome' refer to?
What does 'bx' mean?
What does 'bx' mean?
What does 'ca' signify?
What does 'ca' signify?
What does 'derm' stand for?
What does 'derm' stand for?
What does 'I&D' mean?
What does 'I&D' mean?
What does 'subcu, subq, SC, SQ' refer to?
What does 'subcu, subq, SC, SQ' refer to?
What does 'PPD' stand for?
What does 'PPD' stand for?
What does 'absence' mean?
What does 'absence' mean?
What does 'adipose' mean?
What does 'adipose' mean?
What is the meaning of 'albinism'?
What is the meaning of 'albinism'?
What does 'allograft' refer to?
What does 'allograft' refer to?
What is the definition of 'alopecia'?
What is the definition of 'alopecia'?
What does 'anhidrosis' mean?
What does 'anhidrosis' mean?
What does 'autograft' signify?
What does 'autograft' signify?
What is the meaning of 'avulsion'?
What is the meaning of 'avulsion'?
Define 'biopsy'.
Define 'biopsy'.
What does 'causalgia' mean?
What does 'causalgia' mean?
What does 'collagen' signify?
What does 'collagen' signify?
What does 'debridement' refer to?
What does 'debridement' refer to?
What is the meaning of 'delayed flap'?
What is the meaning of 'delayed flap'?
Define 'dermabrasion'.
Define 'dermabrasion'.
What does 'dermatologist' refer to?
What does 'dermatologist' refer to?
What does 'dermatoplasty' mean?
What does 'dermatoplasty' mean?
What does 'electrocautery' signify?
What does 'electrocautery' signify?
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Study Notes
Medical Root Words
- aden/o: Pertaining to a gland
- adip/o: Refers to fat tissue
- albin/o: Indicates color white
- aut/o: Relates to self
- bi/o: Represents life
- caus/o: Describes a burning sensation
- cauter/o: Refers to burning tissue
- crypt/o: Signifies hidden or concealed
Skin and Color Terms
- cutane/o: Pertains to skin
- cyan/o: Indicates the color blue
- derm/o, dermat/o: Both refer to skin
- diaphor/o: Relates to excessive sweating
- eosin/o: Refers to a rosy hue
- erythem/o: Indicates redness
- erythr/o: Also signifies red
- heter/o: Denotes different or other
Sweat and Texture Terms
- hidr/o: Refers to sweat
- ichthy/o: Means dry or scaly skin
- jaund/o: Indicates yellow color
- kerat/o: Relates to hardness
- leuk/o: Signifies white
- lute/o: Indicates yellow
- melan/o: Refers to black
Fungal and Tissue Terms
- myc/o: Signifies fungus
- necr/o: Pertains to death of tissue
- onych/o: Relates to nails
- pachy/o: Means thick
- pil/o: Indicates hair
- poli/o: Refers to gray matter
- py/o: Signifies pus
Changes and Conditions
- rhytid/o: Refers to wrinkles
- rube/o: Indicates red
- seb/o: Relates to sebum or oil
- staphyl/o: Implies clusters
- strept/o: Denotes twisted chains
- squam/o: Refers to flat or scalelike structures
- trich/o: Indicates hair
- ungu/o: Relates to nails
- xanth/o: Signifies yellow
- xer/o: Indicates dryness
Prefixes and Suffixes
- epi-: Indicates on or upon
- intra-: Signifies within
- para-: Means beside or near
- per-: Relates to through
- peri-: Indicates surrounding
- sub-: Means under
Pathological and Functional Terms
- -coccus: Describes spherical bacteria
- -ia: Indicates a condition
- -malacia: Refers to softening
- -opsy: Means view of
- -tome: Refers to an instrument for cutting
Clinical Abbreviations
- bx: Stands for biopsy
- ca: Refers to cancer
- derm: Abbreviation for dermatology
- I&D: Indicates incision and drainage
- subcu, subq, SC, SQ: Abbreviations for subcutaneous
- PPD: Refers to the tuberculin skin test
Conditions and Procedures
- adipose: Pertains to fatty tissue
- albinism: Indicates a lack of color pigment
- allograft: A graft from a donor of the same species
- alopecia: Condition where hair falls out
- anhidrosis: Deficiency in perspiration
- autograft: A graft from the patient's own body
- avulsion: Ripping or tearing away of tissue
- biopsy: Removal of tissue for diagnostic examination
- causalgia: Describes burning pain
- collagen: Protein that forms the basis of skin
- debridement: Removal of dead tissue from a wound
- delayed flap: Skin segment with blood supply disconnected over time
- dermabrasion: Skin planing using tools
- dermatologist: Specialist treating skin conditions
- dermatoplasty: Surgical repair of skin
- electrocautery: Cauterization using heated instruments
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