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Medical Terminology
Chapter 12
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
11/23/2010
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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lip/o
 Definition
fat
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axill/o
 Definition
armpit
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bacter/i
 Definition
bacteria
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bacteri/o
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bacteia
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erythemat/o
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erythema or redness
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follucul/o
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follicle
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ichthy/o
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fish
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kerat/o
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horny (sometimes cornea)
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onych/o
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nail
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ungu/o
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nail
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pil/o
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hair
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trich/o
 Definition
hair
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seb/o
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sebum
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seps/o
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infection
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sept/o
 Definition
infection or septum
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xer/o
 Definition
dry
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-cidal
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killing
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-static
 Definition
keeping stationary
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cyst
 Definition
sac filled with fluid or semi-solid material
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nodule
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marble-like, solid lesion more than 1 cm wide and deep
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macule
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nonraised, discolored spots less than 1 cm in diameter
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papules
 Definition
elevated lesion less than 1 cm in diameter
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plaques
 Definition
elevated and circumscribed patches more than 1 cm in diameter
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bulla
 Definition
blister greater than 1 cm and filled with clear fluid
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vesicles
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blisters less tan 1 cm and filled with clear fluid
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pustules
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vesicles filled with cloudy fluid or pus
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wheals
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elevated, irregularly shaped lesion in allergic reactions and hives
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atrophy
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wasting of the epidermis; sin appears thin and transparent
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ulcer
 Definition
irregularly shaped erosions that extend into the dermis
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fissures
 Definition
deep linear splits through the epidermis into the dermis
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