Dermatology Vocabulary Quiz
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fat
A. adip/o-, lip/o-
B. cutane/o-, cut/i
C. sebace/o-, seb/o-
D. esthes/o-
Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means “skin (that is) dry”?
A. -graft, all/o-
B. -itis, dermat/o-
C. -osis, cyan/o-
D. -derma, xer/
The word erythematous divides into what word parts?
A. -matous, erythema/o-
B. ery-, them/o-, -atous
C. -tous, erythr/o-, mat/o-
D. -ous, erythemat/o-
The combining form_______________means “bruising”
A. wart/o-
B. -rrhage
C. contus/o-
D. rhytid-
The suffix -dactyly, as in polydactyly, means ________.
A. abnormal condition of the skin
B. condition of fingers, condition of toes
C. process of reshaping by surgery
D. platelike structure
The combining form albin/o- means ________.
A. color
B. pigment
C. white
D. absent
Bruising
A. contus/o-
B. carcin/o-
C. blephar/o-
D. esthees/o-
Which two combining forms mean “nail”?
A. lip/o- and adip/o-
B. derm/o- and diaphor/o-
C. pil/o- and trich/o-
D. ungu/o- and onych/o-
The combining form ungu/o- means ________.
A. “oil gland; sweat gland”
B. “skin”
C. “fingernail; toenail”
D. “dermis”
Divide the medical word microdermabrasion to find the word part that means “scrape off.”
A. abras/o-
B. -ion
C. micr/o-
D. derm/o-
The combining forms onych/o- and ungu/o- both mean ________.
A. fingernail, toenail
B. itching, scratching
C. below, underneath
D. hair, follicle
The combining form prurit/o- means ________.
A. rash
B. itching
C. skin
D. layer
cancer
A. carcin/o-
B. contus/o-
C. cyan/o-
D. cry/o-
rays of sun
A. abras/o-
B. actin/o-
C. rhytid/o-
D. sarc/o-
The combining forms adip/o- and lip/o- both mean ________
A. mouth
B. sin
C. layer
D. fat
