Combining Forms & Roots
Which combining form means fingernail or toenail?
(onych/o)
Which term means bruise?
(ecchymosis)
Where are sensory nerve endings located?
(dermis)
What is another term for wart?
(verrucae)
What does rhytid/o mean?
(wrinkle)
Which combining form means hair?
(trich/o)
Which condition is characterized by skin depigmentation?
(vitiligo)
The subcutaneous layer contains an abundance of __?
(lipocytes)
Which abnormal sac contains fluid, gas, or semisolid material?
(cyst)
Which condition is caused by a bacterial infection?
(furuncle)
What does lip/o mean?
(fat)
A diagnosis of onychocryptosis means a patient has what?
(ingrown toenail)
Which layer connects the skin to surface muscles?
(subcutaneous layer)
What is a cicatrix?
(a normal scar)
Which term refers to an intensely itchy rash caused by blockage of the sweat glands?
(heat rash)
Which combining form means pus?
(py/o)
Which term is also known as a spoon nail?
(koilonychia)
What structure helps control the loss of body heat?
(hair)
Which is the destruction or elimination of abnormal tissue cells using extreme cold?
(cryosurgery)
Which term refers to an open lesion of skin or mucous membrane resulting in tissue loss?
(ulcer)
What does the word root in albinism mean?
(white)
Which condition is characterized by dark, velvety areas of skin in body folds?
(acanthosis nigricans)
What is the keratin plate that protects the last bone of each finger and toe?
(unguis)
Which is a surgical technique that destroys tissue using an electric spark?
(electrodesiccation)
Which term is also known as a scab?
(crust)