Medical Language

COMBINING FORMS

400

CUTANE/O

MEANS SKIN

800

SEB/O

MEANS SEBUM

1200

MELAN/O

BLACK/DARK

1600

ERYTHEM/O

REDNESS

2000

DIAPHOR/O

profuse sweating

PREFIX

400

SUB-

BELOW

800

EPI-

ON:above;upon

1200

AN-

ABSCENCE OF

1600

INTRA-

WITHIN

2000

INFRA-

BELOW/INFERIOR/BENEATH

SUFFIX

400

-DERMA

SKIN

800

-OUS

PERTAINING TO

1200

-OSIS

ABNOMRAL CONDITION OF

1600

-ALGIA

PAIN

2000

-ECTOMY

EXCISION OR SURGICAL REMOVAL

ABNORMAL CONDITIONS/SYMPTOMS

400

PRURITUS

ITCHING

800

ECCHYMOSIS

BRUISE/BLACK AND BLUE

1200

ALOPECIA

BALDING/LACK OF HAIR

1600

DECUBITUS ULCER

BEDSORE, BREAK IN SKIN DUE TO CONTINOUS PRESSURE

2000

URTICARIA

HIVES, ALLERGIC REACTION

HODGE PODGE

400

DERMIS

MIDDLE LAYER OF SKIN

800

MELANIN

BLACK PIGMENT RTHAT DETERMINES SKIN COLOR/ALSO PROTECTS US AGAINST ULTRA VIOLET RAYS

1200

LESION

IS AN REA OF DAMAGED SKIN CAUSED BY TRAUMA OR DISEASE

1600

KERATIN

HARD PROTEIN FOUND IN EDPIDERMIS, HAIR AND NAILS

2000

DEGREE OF BURN THAT INVOLVES BLISTERS, DAMAGET RO EPIDERMIS AND DERMIS LAYER, EXTREMELY PAINFUL, CAN BE LIFE THREATING

WHAT IS A 2ND DEGREE BURN