Suffixes
Prefixes
Integumentary System
Acronyms and combining forms
Musculoskeltal System
100
-coccus
spherical bacterium
100
Together
syn- or sym-
100
Lack of color pigment
Albinism
100
Biopsy
bx
100
Chondral
Referring to the cartilage
200
-rrhea
discharge
200
supra-
above
200
Collagen
Protein substance of skin
200
ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament
200
Wasting Away
Atrophy
300
-tomy
to cut
300
Over
hyper-
300
Physician who treats conditions of skin
Dermatologist
300
phalang/o
phalanges (finger or toe)
300
Closed Treatment
Fracture site that is not surgically opened and visualized
400
-blast
embryonic
400
peri-
Surrounding
400
Epidermolysis
Loosening of epidermis
400
crypt/o
Hidden
400
Needle with a cannula that can be removed; used to puncture and withdraw fluid from a cavity
Trocar needle
500
-stenosis
narrowing
500
On/upon
epi-
500
Dry, discolored, scaly skin
Xeroderma
500
rhytid/o
wrinkle
500
Internal/External fixation
Application of pins, wires, screws, placed externally or internally to immobilize a body part
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