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Integumentary prefixes/suffixes
Combining forms for the Integumentary System
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01/09/2010

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albin/o (albinism)
Definition
white
Term
chlor/o (chlorophyll)
Definition
green
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cirrh/o (cirrhosis)
Definition
tawny yellow
Term
cyan/o (cyanosis)
Definition
blue
Term
eosin/o (eosinophil)
Definition
rosy
Term
erythr/o (erythrocyte)
Definition
red
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jaund/o (jaundice)
Definition
yellow
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leuk/o (leukocytes)
Definition
white
Term
lute/o (corpus luteum)
Definition
yellow
Term
melan/o (melanoma)
Definition
black
Term
poli/o (poliomyelitis)
Definition
gray
Term
xanth/o (xanthoma)
Definition
yellow
Term
adip/o (adipose)
Definition
fat (see lip/o and steat/o)
Term
caus/o (causalgia)
Definition
burn, burning
Term
cauter/o (electrocauterization)
Definition
heat, burn
Term
cry/o (cryosurgery)
Definition
cold
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cutane/o (subcutaneous)
Definition
skin (see derm/o)
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derm/o, dermat/o
(epidermis, dermatitis)
Definition
skin
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diaphor/o (diaphoresis)
Definition
profuse sweating (see hidr/o)
Term
epi- (epidermis)
Definition
upon
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erythem/o, erythemat/o (erythema)
Definition
redness
Term
hidr/o (anhidrosis)
Definition
sweat
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ichthy/o (ichthyosis)
Definition
scaly, dry
Term
kerat/o (keratosis)
Definition
hard, horny tissue
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lip/o (lipoma, liposuction)
Definition
fat
Term
myc/o (dermatomycosis)
Definition
fungus
Term
onych/o (onychomycosis)
Definition
nail
Term
pachy- (pachyderma)
Definition
thick
Term
phyt/o (dermatophytosis)
Definition
plant
Term
pil/o (pilosebaceaous)
Definition
hair (see trich/o)
Term
scler/o (scleroderma)
Definition
hard/tough
Term
seb/o (seborrhea)
Definition
sebum
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squam/o (squamous epithelium)
Definition
scale-like
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sudor- (sudorific)
Definition
sweat
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steat/o (steatoma)
Definition
fat
Term
trich/o (trichomycosis)
Definition
hair
Term
ungu/o (subungual)
Definition
nail
Term
xer/o (xeroderma)
Definition
dry
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-derma (leukoderma)
Definition
skin
Term
-itis (dermatitis)
Definition
inflammation
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-oma (melanoma)
Definition
tumor
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-osis (dermatophytosis)
Definition
condition/disease
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