Chapter 3 Defs Flashcards by Caroline Ippolito

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adip/o lip/o steat/o

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fat

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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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cyt/o

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cell

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o, erythemat/o

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red

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hidr/o, sudor/o

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sweat

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hydr/o

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water

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly

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kerat/o

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horny tissue; hard; cornea

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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necr/o

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death, necrosis

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onych/o

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nail

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pil/o, trich/o

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hair

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scler/o

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hardening; sclera (white of the eye)

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squam/o

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scale

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xanth/o

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yellow

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xer/o

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dry

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-al, -ous

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pertaining to

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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-cyte

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cell

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-derma

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skin

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-emia

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blood condition

-esis

condition

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist in the study of

-logy

study of

-malacia

softening

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

-pathy

disease

-penia

decrease, deficiency

-phagia

swallowing, eating

-phoresis

carrying, transmission

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-therapy

treatment

-tome

instrument to cut

auto-

self, own

epi-

above, on

hypo-

under, below; deficient

sub-

under, below