Medical Terminology Integumentary System (Chapter 5)

Which combining form means "hardening"?

• dermat/o

• scler/o

• xen/o

• myc/o

"Icthy/o" means:

• fungus

• itchy

• dry, scaly

• foreign, strange

There are three combining forms that mean "fat". List them:

(a)  

What does "kerat/o" mean?

• horny tissue, hard, cornea

• foreign, strange

• hardening, sclera

• hair

The combining form that means fungus is:

• onych/o

• scler/o

• hidr/o

• myc/o

There are three combining forms that mean "skin". List them here:

(a)  

What is the combining form that means "dry"?

• xen/o

• xer/o

• myc/o

• sudor/o

There are two combining forms that mean "hair". One is pil/o. What is the other?

• seb/o

• onych/o

• trich/o

• squam/o

The combining form "melan/o" means:

• hard

• hair

• black

• dry

There are two combining forms that mean "nail". List them here:

(a)