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The medical suffix that means "instrument to cut" is:


A) -opsy
B) -tome
C) -osis
D) -malacia

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The medical term for a wart is ________.

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Rhytidoplasty is defined as surgical repair of skin ________.

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The medical term for athlete's foot is:


A) tinea capitis
B) tinea versicolor
C) tinea pedis
D) tinea corporis

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The medical term for abnormal yellow skin coloration is ________.

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The medical term for ringworm is ________.

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A temporary,itchy elevation of the skin,often with a white center and red perimeter,is called a wheal.

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The combining form that means "hair" is ________.

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An erosion through the skin or mucous membrane is a(n)________.

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The combining form myc/o means "________."

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Select the combining form that means "dry."


A) scler/o
B) xer/o
C) kerat/o
D) crypt/o

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Mary is a 6-year-old girl who is sent home by the school nurse with a case of head lice.The medical term for this condition is ________.

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Dermatoheteroplasty is surgical repair using skin from a source other than the patient.

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The primary function of the integumentary system is regulation.

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The suffix -osis means "________."

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Oral and genital ________ are caused by a virus and are characterized by clusters of deep blisters that appear periodically.

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Urticaria is due to a(n)________ skin reaction.

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The medical term for pimple is:


A) wheal
B) vesicle
C) petechiae
D) comedo

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The definition of the suffix -malacia is:


A) softening
B) excessive discharge
C) inflammation
D) abnormal state

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A chronic skin condition characterized by red lesions with silvery scales is known as:


A) herpes
B) cellulitis
C) pediculosis
D) psoriasis

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