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- 2. Chapter 3 The Integumentary System: a few key terms to remember by: Kristen Greska
- 4. DERM/O or DERMAT/O This combining form will always refer to your SKIN examples: dermatitis (der mah TYE tis) inflammation of the skin dermatopathy (der mah TOP ah thee) disease of the skin dermatalgia (der mah TAL jee ah) painful buring sensation of the skin
- 6. and THIS is a photo of the Finnish thrash metal band PYURIA, a sure sign of bad taste in music this is a slide of leukocytes in the urine, a sure sign of a urinary tract infection
- 8. ONYCH/O This combining form refers to your NAILS onychomalacia (on ih koh mah LAY she ah) softening of the nails onychophagia (on ih koh FAY jee ah) nail biting (or eating) onychodystrophy (on ih koh DIS tro fee) malformation of the nails
- 10. Try explaining to your buddies at the gym why you have a fungal growth on your armpit hairs...
- 11. There are many more interesting combining forms and suffixes that pertain to the integumentary system AND there are a TON more interesting pathologic terms that I stumbled upon. I hope I have enlightened you a bit on some of the more “fun” facts! Now I’m off to buy Pyuria’s latest album featuring such hits as “Wound Opening Pt.1” and “Terror Well” See you next presentation!!