Medical Terminology Chapter 3 Terms

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Cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

Back 1

These root words mean "skin".

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Pil/o, trich/o

Back 2

These root words mean "hair".

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Adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

Back 3

These root words mean "fat".

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Hidr/o

Back 4

This root word means "sweat".

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Xanth/o

Back 5

This root word means "yellow".

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Xer/o

Back 6

This root word means "dry".

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Crypt/o

Back 7

This root word means "hidden".

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Onych/o, ungu/o

Back 8

These root words mean "nail".

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Seb/o, sebace/o

Back 9

These root words mean "oil".

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Kerat/o

Back 10

This root word means "hard" or "horny".

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Erythr/o

Back 11

This root word means "red".

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Leuk/o, alb/o

Back 12

These root words mean "white".

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Melan/o

Back 13

This root word means "black".

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Dermatalgia

Back 14

This term means "painful skin".

Hint 14

This term has the same definition as "dermatodynia".

This word can be broken down as follows: dermat-algia.

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Cyanidrosis

Back 15

This term is used to describe a condition in which one has blue sweat.

Hint 15

This word can be broken down as follows: cyan-idr-osis.

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Hemathidrosis

Back 16

This term is used to describe a condition in which one sweats blood.

Hint 16

This word can be broken down as follows: hemat-hidr-osis.

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Macerate

Back 17

This term means to soften the skin.

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Onychophagia

Back 18

This term is used to describe when one eats or bites their nails.

Hint 18

This word can be broken down as follows: onycho-phagia.

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Actinic keratosis

Back 19

This is a skin condition characterized by horny skin growths resulting from sun exposure.

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Antipruritic

Back 20

This is the term used to classify drugs that prevent or relieve itching.