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WorksheetsHCC Integumentary System Medical Terminology
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 5mins
Cyanosis means
goodbye to a sister
muscle weakness
abnormal condition of blue
joint pain
The medical term for red blood cell is
leukocyte
erythrocyte
cytoplasm
cytoid
A fungal infection of the skin
polyadenitis
nephrolith
dermatomycosis
epidermis
Cutane/o means
Blood
Skin
Intestine
Clot
Onych/o means
Thumb
Face
Nail
Vessel
Melan/o means
black
fungus
fat
color
Myc/o means
muscle
resembling a bunch of grapes
pertaining to fat
fungus
Staphyl/o means
infection
twisted
grape-like clusters
life
Strept/o means
drug
twisted chains
skin
throat
Xer/o means
cold
dry
pertaining to under the skin
hot
The suffix -sis means
condition
cold
red
state of
The combining form bi/o means
wrinkles
life
any skin growth
biopsy
The definition of hypodermic is
pertaining to under the skin
black
condition
needle
The definition of dermatitis is
red discoloration of the skin
resembling a bunch of grapes
bluish discoloration of skin
inflammation of the skin
A tumor of fat is called
lipoid
lipocyte
lipocele
lipoma
What is the medical term for surgical repair of the skin?
dermatitis
dermatoplasty
erythema
ichthyitis
Abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust is called
mycosis
dermatomycosis
dermatoconiosis
keratosis
What is the medical term for tumor of the nails?
trichoma
onychoma
lipoma
melanoma
What is the medical term for softening of the nails?
onychomalasia
onychopathy
onychomalacia
onychocryptopathy
What is the definition of inflammation of the sweat glands?
dermatitis
pachyderma
hidradenitis
seborrhea
The medical term for pertaining to under the nail is
percutaneous
intradermal
subungual
ungual
What is one function of the integumentary system?
It absorbs vitamin C so that the skin will not be subject to diseases.
The cells of the epidermis store glucose for energy.
It aids in waste excretion.
The synthesis of vitamin D.
The prefix epi- means
without, lack of
capable of
on, upon, over
pertaining to
The suffixes -ac and -ic means
life
without, lack of
pertaining to
cut
The prefixes per- and trans- both mean
below
within
through
on, upon, over
The suffix for excision or removal is
-phagia
-ectomy
-tome
-malacia
The combining form for death is
coni/o
necr/o
xer/o
aut/o
The combining form for skin is
cutane/o
derm/o
kerat/o
dermat/o
Leiodermia means
condition of thick skin
condition of dry skin
condition of yellow skin
condition of smooth skin
The integumentary system is composed of
skin, hair, and muscles
skin, glands, hair, and nails
glands and nails
hair, nails, glands
