VTA 115 Terms of the Integumentary System

Match each prefix or suffix of the Integumentary System with its correct definition.

• above, upper

• -gen

• cell

• -opsy

• to go

• -cyte

• to produce

• Epi-

• view of

• -grade

Match each prefix or suffix of the Integumentary System with its correct definition.

• growth

• -logy

• structure

• -plasia

• tumor

• -oma

• study of

• -iasis

• disease produced by

• -um

Match each prefix or suffix of the Integumentary System with its correct definition.

• nutrition, growth

• -iasis

• inside

• -trophy

• disease produced by

• endo-

• outside

• -gen

• to produce

• exo-

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• tissue

• Cyt/o

• pigment, dark

• Hist/o

• skin

• Kerat/o

• keratin

• Cutane/o

• cell

• Melan/o

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• skin

• Aden/o

• fat

• Seb/o

• sweat

• Derm/o

• gland

• Hidr/o

• oily substance

• Adip/o

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• hoof

• Onych/o

• hair

• Lip/o

• nail or claw

• Pil/i

• skin

• Dermat/o

• fat

• Ungul/o

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• hair

• Fistul/o

• cancer

• Phyt/o

• plant, fungus

• Erythr/o

• hole, opening

• Carcin/o

• red

• Pil/o

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• red

• Sarc/o

• flesh

• Erythem/o

• pus

• Trich/o

• hair

• Py/o

• wart, lobed growth

• Papill/o

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• wart, lobed growth

• Alopec/o

• hair loss

• Papill/i

• pus

• Py/o

• hair

• Erythemat/o

• red

• Trich/o

The absence of normal pigmentation

• Collagen

• Biopsy

• Albinism

• Skin Scrape