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Root: cutis (skin) = cue + tis
Medical Term: cutitis (skin inflammation)
Latin (cutis; skin) Everyday Use: cuticle
skin, cute-looking, cutis
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Root: dent (teeth) = dent
Medical Term: dentiform (toothlike)
Latin (dens; tooth) Everyday Use: dentures
teeth, indent, dent
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Root: derma (skin) = dur + muh
Medical Term: dermatology (skin, study of)
Greek (derma; skin)
skin, hide, deer, deer ma, derma
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Root: hapsia (touch) = hap + see + uh
Medical Term: parapsia (touch disorder)
Greek (haptein; to touch)
touch, feels good, happy, hapsia
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Root: odont (teeth) = oh + don + t
Medical Term: odontoprisis (teeth grinding)
Greek (odous; tooth)
teeth, lie, Don't lie!, Oh don't!, odont
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Root: onco (tumor) = on + caw
Medical Term: oncology (tumors, study of)
Greek (onkos;bulk, mass)
tumor, cellular, genetic, relation, uncle, onco
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Root: onychia (nail beds) = oh + nick + ee + uh
Medical Term: onychitis (nail bed, inflammation)
Greek (onyx; nail)
nail beds, flower bed, flower, orchid, onychia
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Root: pedicular (lice) = puh + dick + you + ler
Medical Term: pediculosis (lice, condition of)
Latin (pediculus; little foot)
lice, strange, bug, odd, peculiar, pedicular
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Root: prurigo (itching) = pru + rig + oh (pru as in proof)
Medical Term: pruritis (itching inflammation)
Latin (prurigo)
itching, buggy, bug, beetle, pro beetle, pro Ringo, prurigo
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Root: psora (itch) = sore + uh
Medical Term: psoriasis (itch, condition of)
Greek (psoros;itch)
itch, sore, psora
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Root: sarco (flesh) = s + ark + oh
Medical Term: sarcolysis (flesh decomposing)
Greek (sarx, sark; flesh) Everyday Use: sarcophagus
flesh, The plumber's flesh was flushed, sarcasm, sarco
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Root: sclero (hard) = s + clear +oh
Medical Term: sclerogenous (hardening tissue)
Greek (skleros)
hard, decided, clear, clear + o, sclero
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Root: squama (scaly) = skwah + ma
Medical Term: squamous (scalelike)
Latin (squama; scale)
scaly, fish, worm, squirm, squirm + a, squama
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Root: tricho (hair) = trick + oh
Medical Term: trichoid (hairlike)
Greek (thrix; hair)
hair, wig, fake, trick, tricho
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