Medical Terminology Chapter 2 (2.1)

Integument/o

skin

-ary

pertaining to

cutane/o

skin

-ous

pertaining to

epi-

aove; upon

derm/o

skin

-al

pertaining to

theli/o

cellular layer

squam/o

scale-like cell

kerat/o

cornea; hard, fiberous protein

-in

substance

ex-

away from; out

foli/o-

leaf

-ation

being; having; process

bas/o

alkaline; base of structure

melan/o

black

-cyte

cell

coll/a

fibers that hold together

-gen

that which produces

elast/o

flexing; stretching

sebace/o

oil; sebum

ex/o

away from; external; outward

-crine

pertaining to secreting

adip/o

fat

-cere

waxy substance

sudor/i

sweat

fer/o

bear

dia-

complete; through

phor/o

bear; carry; range

-esis

abnormal condition; process

per-

through; throughout

spir/o

breathe; coli

-ation

being; having; process

trich/o

hair

folli/o

sac- like structures

-cle

small thing

ungu/o-

fingernail; toenail

onych/o

fingernail; toenail

follicul/o

follicle

-ar

pertaining to

pil/o

hair

erect/o

stand up

-ion

action; condition

lun/o

moon

-ula

small thing

cut/I

skin

sub-

below; underneath; less than

adip/o-

fat

lip/o

fat; lipid

-cyte

cell