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proxim/o
near (the point of attachment of a body part)
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noun, suffix, no meaning
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-ectomy
excision or surgical removal
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diseases or abnormal state, condition of
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berry shaped (form of bacterium)
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trans-
through, across, beyond
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para-
beside, beyond, around, abnormal
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staphyl/o
grapelike clusters
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necr/o
death (cells, body)
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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
skin
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kerat/o
horny tissue, hard
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hypo-
below, incomplete, deficient
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dys-
painful, abnormal. difficult, labored
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iatr/o
physician, medicine (also means treatment)
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rhabd/o
rod-shaped, striated
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dist/o
away (from point of attachment of a body part)
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substance or agent that prodices or causes
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producing, orginating, causing
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control, stop, standing
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cancer/o, carcin/o
cancer
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pertaining to
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sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
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one who studies, and treats (specialist, physician)
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growth, substance, formation
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meta-
after, beyond, change
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condition of formation, development or growth
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eating, swallowing
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cephalic
pertaining to the head
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bilateral
pertaining to two sides
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ventral
pertaining to the belly (front)
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distal
pertaining to away (from the pint of reference)
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proximal
pertaining to the near (fron the point of reference)
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anteroposterior
pertaining to front and back
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posteroanterior
pertaining to back and front
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medial
pertaining to middle
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mediolateral
pertaing to middle and to the side
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lateral
pertaing to the side
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unilateral
pertaing to one side
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caudal
pertaining to the tail
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dorsal
pertaining to the back
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superior
pertaining to above
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inferior
pertaining to below
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anterior
pertaining to front
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posterior
pertaining to back
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the plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portion
transverse, horizontal
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the plane that divides the body into right and left halves
midsaggital
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the plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior
frontal, coronal
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the plane that divides the body into right and left sides
saggital
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abbreviation for left upper quadrant
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abbreviation for right lower quandrant
RLQ
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onychocryptosis
abnormal condition of hidden nail
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necrosis
abnormal condition of death (of cells and tissue)
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trichomycosis
abnormal condition of fungus in the hair
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seborrhea
excessive discharge of sebum
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onychophagia
eating or swallowing (biting) nails
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dermatofibroma
fibrous tumor of the skin
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dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
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dermatone
instrument used to cut the skin
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ungual
pertaining to the nail
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intradermal
pertaining to within the skin
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dermatologist
physician who specializes in skin
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dermatology
study of the skin
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dermatoplasty
surgical repair of the skin
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dermatoconiosis
abnormal condition of the skin due to dust
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epidermal
pertaining to on the skin
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hidradenitis
inflammation of the sweat gland
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hypodermic
pertaining to below the skin
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lieodermia
condition of smooth skin
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onychectomy
surgical incision of the nail
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onychomalacia
softening of the nails
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onychomycosis
abnormal condition of fungus in the nail
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pachyderma
thickening of the skin
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paronychia
disease state around the nail
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percutaneous
pertaining to through the skin
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rhytidectomy
surgical removal of wrinkles
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rhytidoplasty
surgical repair of wrinkles
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subcutaneous
pertaining to below, under the skin
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seborrhea
discharge of sebum
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induration
abnormal hard spot
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edema
puffy swelling of tissue from an accumulation of fluids
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eczema
non-infectious, inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness, blisters, scabs, and itching
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psoriasis
a chronic skin condition producing red lessions covered with silvery scales
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debridement
removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound
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abscess
localized collection of pus
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