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What does the combining form cutane/o refer to?
What does the combining form cutane/o refer to?
- Hairy
- Sweat
- Wrinkle
- Skin (correct)
What is the meaning of the combining form derm/o?
What is the meaning of the combining form derm/o?
skin
What does the combining form hidr/o represent?
What does the combining form hidr/o represent?
sweat
What does hirsut/o mean?
What does hirsut/o mean?
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What is the meaning of kerat/o?
What is the meaning of kerat/o?
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What does lip/o refer to?
What does lip/o refer to?
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What does melan/o denote?
What does melan/o denote?
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What does myc/o stand for?
What does myc/o stand for?
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What is the meaning of onych/o?
What is the meaning of onych/o?
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What does pil/i or pil/o indicate?
What does pil/i or pil/o indicate?
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What does py/o mean?
What does py/o mean?
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What does rhytid/o represent?
What does rhytid/o represent?
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What is the meaning of seb/o?
What is the meaning of seb/o?
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What does urtic/o refer to?
What does urtic/o refer to?
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What does xer/o denote?
What does xer/o denote?
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Study Notes
Skin Word Parts in Medical Terminology
- cutane/o: Refers to skin, used in terms like subcutaneous (beneath the skin).
- derm/o, dermat/o: Also denotes skin, found in words such as dermatitis (inflammation of the skin).
- hidr/o: Indicates sweat, as seen in hidroa (related to sweating).
- hirsut/o: Conveys the meaning of hairy or rough, exemplified by hirsutism (excess hair growth).
- kerat/o: Relates to hard or horny tissues, used in keratotomy (surgical incision into the cornea).
- lip/o: Represents fat or lipids, represented in terms like lipoma (fatty tumor).
- melan/o: Indicates black or dark, prominent in melanoma (a type of skin cancer).
- myc/o: Denotes fungus, applicable in conditions such as mycosis (fungal infection).
- onych/o: Relates to fingernails or toenails, found in onychomycosis (fungal infection of the nails).
- pil/i, pil/o: Refers to hair, as seen in terms like pilocystic (pertaining to hair-related cysts).
- py/o: Indicates pus, evidenced in pyoid (resembling pus).
- rhytid/o: Relates to wrinkles, used in rhytidectomy (surgical removal of wrinkles).
- seb/o: Refers to sebum (oil), noted in seborrhea (excessive oil production).
- urtic/o: Indicates rash or hives, as in urticaria (a skin condition causing itchy welts).
- xer/o: Denotes dryness, depicted in xeroma (dry skin condition).
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