chapter 15
Which of the following terms means containing fat?
Adipose
A skin graft taken from another location on the patient is called a(n)
Autograft
The term melanin refers to what color?
Black
The term that means a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor is
Carcinoma
Which of the following terms means pertaining to the skin?
Cutaneous
The term which derives from the Greek meaning sac, bladder is
Cyst
The root/combining form in the word necrotizing means
Death
The cause of a disease is referred to as the
Etiology
The medical term for a boil is
Furuncle
In the term semipermeable membrane, what does the prefix mean?
Half
What does the root in the term paronychia mean?
Nail
Which medical term means a small, circumscribed elevation on the skin?
Papule
The term acne comes from the Greek word meaning
Point
The root in the medical term erythematous means
Redness
The suffix in the medical term seborrhea is _________ and its meaning is __________.
Rrhea;flow
The best definition for the term dermatitis is
The inflammation of the skin
In the term microscope, what do the word elements mean?
The prefix refers to size and the root refers to an instrument for viewing.
In the word dermatologist, identify the root and the suffix, and the correct meaning for each.
The root is dermat-, meaning skin, and the suffix is -logist, meaning one who studies.
The root/combining form in the word sebaceous means
Wax
Which word elements complete the term that means pertaining to within the muscle?
intra- and -muscul and -ar