Word Parts

Anatomy

Pathology
Procedures

Hodge Podge

100

CUTANE/O

What combining form means skin?


100

epidermis

What is the outermost layer of the skin?


100

hirsutism

What term means abnormal hairiness?


100

Debridement 

What procedure is the removal of dirt from a wound?


100

Albinism 

What condition is characterized by a lack of pigment in the skin, hair, and irises of the eyes? 

200

SEB/O


What combining form means sebum?


200

lipocytes


What are also known as fat cells?


200

pruritus


What term means itching?


200

rhytidectomy

What procedure is the surgical removal of wrinkles? (Face lift)


200


urticaria



What term is also known as hives?


300


HIDR/O



What combining form means sweat?


300

keratin

What fibrous protein makes up epidermis, hair, and nails?


300

xeroderma


What term means excessively dry skin?


300

Blepharoplasty

What procedure is also known as a lid lift?

300

onychomycosis


What term means a fungus infection of the nail?


400


XER/O



What combining form means dry?


400

lunula


What term is the half-moon-shaped region of the nail?


400

alopecia

What term means a complete lack of hair?/ Baldness


400

Dermabrasion

What procedure involves using a brush/sandpaper to remove acne scar? 

400

Decubitus ulcer

What term is also known as a pressure ulcer or a bed sore? 

500


MELAN/O



What combining form means black or dark?


500

hidrosis

What term means the production of sweat?


500

ecchymosis


What term is also known as a bruise?


500

liposuction


What procedure is the surgical removal of fat?


500
Dermatitis

What term means inflammation of the skin?