Word List 3 (Integumentary System) PDF

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Integumentary System Word Parts, Terms, and Pronunciations Reminder: What is on the OSTE?  Meanings AND pronunciations of terms on the Word List  Terms that may be built from word parts on the Word List  Pronunciations of terms covered in lecture videos

Combining Forms Write the meaning for each of the following combining forms. adip/o

fat

lip/o

fat

steat/o

fat

cutane/o

skin

dermat/o skin derm/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

erythem/o red erythemat/o

red

erythr/o

red

hidr/o

sweat

sudor/o

sweat

ichthy/o

dry,scaly

kerat/o

horny tissue, hard, cornea

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

onych/o

nail

pil/o

hair

trich/o

hair

scler/o

white of eye

seb/o

sebum

squam/o

scale

therm/o

heat

xer/o

dry

Suffixes Write the meaning for each of the following suffixes. -cyte

cell

-derma-

skin

-oma

tumor

-phoresis

carrying,transmission

-plasty

surgical repair

-therapy

treatment

Prefixes Write the meaning for each of the following prefixes. an-

without, out

epi-

above, upon

homohyper-

same excessive, above normal

Terminology and Pronunciations Write the meaning for each of the following terms and practice saying each out loud with correct pronunciation (with a study buddy or to yourself). Correct pronunciations are written along with these terms in the corresponding chapter of Medical Terminology Express. BOTH the meanings and pronunciations of each of these terms may be on the OSTE. adipocele

hernia containing fat tissue

lipocyte

cellcontaining fat tissue

steatoma

tumor containing fat tissue

subcutaneous

pertaining to under skin

dermatologist

specialist in the study of skin

hypodermic

pertaining to under skin

cyanosis

bluish color to the skin

erythema

Red of the skin

erythematous

pertaining to red

erythrocyte

red cell

hidrosis

increase sweating

sudoresis

condition of sweating

ichthyosis

increase dry

keratosis

abnormal condition of cornea

melanoma

black tumor

dermatomycosis

abnormal of the fungus in the skin

onychomalacia

softening of snail

pilonidal

pertaining to nest of the hair

trichopathy

hair disease

scleroderma

hardening of skin

seborrhea

discharge of sebum producing an oily appearance of the skin

squamous

pertaining to scale

thermal

pertaining to heat

xeroderma

dry skin

leukocyte

white cell

pyoderma

pus in the skin

carcinoma

tumor cancer

diaphoresis

through transmission

dermatoplasty

surgical repair of skin

cryotherapy

treatment of cold therapy

anhidrosis

abnormal condition of without sweating

epidermoid

resembling of above skin

homograft

same transplantation

hyperhidrosis

abnormal condition of excessive sweating

carcinoma

growth of abnormal cell

melanoma

black tumor

hemorrhage

bursting forth of blood

hematoma

tumor in the blood...