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Combining Forms And Their Meanings -- Lesson 259

Now in this post we would learn the meaning of the combining form. The meaning of the combining form of adip/o is fat. The meaning of the combining form of albino/o is white. The meaning of the combining form of cutane/o is skin. The meaning of the combining form of dermat/o is skin. The meaning of the combining form of dem/o is skin. The meaning of the combining form of diaphor/o is sweat. The meaning of the combining form of erythem/o is red. The meaning of the combining form of melan/o is black. The meaning of the combining form of onych/o is nail. The meaning of the combining form of pil/o is hair. The meaning of the combining form of seb/o is sebur. The meaning of the combining form of sebace/o is sebaceous glands. The meaning of the combining form of myc/o is fungus. The meaning of the combining form of phyt/o is plant. The meaning of the combining form of hidr/o is sweat. The meaning of the combining form of hydr/o is water. The meaning of the combining form of xanth/o is ...

Skin And Its Combining Forms -- Lesson 249

In this post we would go through some more vocabulary of combinging terms The meaning of caus/o combining form is burn or burning and its terminology is causalgia which means intensely unpleasant burning sensation in skin and muscles when there is damage to nerves. The meaning of cutane/o combining form is skin and its terminology is subcutaneous which means under the skin. The meaning of derm/o combining form is skin and its terminology is 1. epidermis means above the skin, 2. dermatitis means inflammation of the skin, 3. dermatoplasty means growth of skin, 4. dermatologist means specialist of skin, 5. epidermolysis which means loosening of the epidermis with the growth of large blists which occurs after injury. The meaning of diaphor/o combining form is profuse sweating and its terminology is diaphoresis means profuse sweating. The meaning of erythem/o combining form is redness and its terminology is erythema means redness of the skin. The terminology of erythemat/o is flushing wh...