Medical Terminology Review Integumentary System
Handout 3.1 Pretest
Write the letter corresponding to the medical term defined.
__a_ 1. inflammation of the skin of the extremities a. acrodermatitis b. acrocyanosis c. dermatitis
__c_ 2. pertaining to under the skin a. dermal b. percutaneous c. hypodermic
__a_ 3. pertaining to upon the skin a. epidermal b. percutaneous c. subcutaneous
__b_ 4. disease of the skin a. dermatology b. dermatopathy c. dermatitis
__b__ 5. red skin a. xanthoderma b. erythroderma c. melanoderma Handout 3.2 MATCHING, Objectives 1, 2, & 3
Exercise A. Match the word root with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.
__d___ 1. xanth a. extremities
__a__ 2. acr b. blue
__c__ 3. onych c. nail
__e__ 4. cutane d. yellow
__b__ 5. cyan e. skin
__i__ 6. myc f. red
__h__ 7. melan g. white
__e__ 8. dermat h. black
__f__ 9. erythr i. fungus
__e__ 10. derm
__g__ 11. leuk
Exercise B. Match the suffix or prefix with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.
__a__ 1. -ous a. pertaining to
__b__ 2. epi- b. on, upon, over
__d__ 3. sub- c. inflammation
__f__ 4. hypo- d. below, under
__c__ 5. -itis e. abnormal condition
__i__ 6. intra- f. below, deficient, under
__e__ 7. -osis g. incision into
__h__ 8. per- h. through
__g__ 9. -tomy i. within
Exercise C. Match the medical term built from word parts with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.
__f__ 1. intradermal a. pertaining to the skin
__c__ 2. xanthosis b. black tumor
__a__ 3. cutaneous c. abnormal condition of yellow
__i__ 4. dermatitis d. incision into the nail
__b__ 5. melanoma e. pertaining to below the skin
__d__ 6. onychotomy f. pertaining to within the skin
__a__ 7. dermal g. red (blood) cell
__e__ 8. subcutaneous h. study of the skin
__g__ 9. erythrocyte i. inflammation of the skin
__h__ 10. dermatology Exercise D. Match the medical term not
Write the letter corresponding to the medical term defined.
__a_ 1. inflammation of the skin of the extremities a. acrodermatitis b. acrocyanosis c. dermatitis
__c_ 2. pertaining to under the skin a. dermal b. percutaneous c. hypodermic
__a_ 3. pertaining to upon the skin a. epidermal b. percutaneous c. subcutaneous
__b_ 4. disease of the skin a. dermatology b. dermatopathy c. dermatitis
__b__ 5. red skin a. xanthoderma b. erythroderma c. melanoderma Handout 3.2 MATCHING, Objectives 1, 2, & 3
Exercise A. Match the word root with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.
__d___ 1. xanth a. extremities
__a__ 2. acr b. blue
__c__ 3. onych c. nail
__e__ 4. cutane d. yellow
__b__ 5. cyan e. skin
__i__ 6. myc f. red
__h__ 7. melan g. white
__e__ 8. dermat h. black
__f__ 9. erythr i. fungus
__e__ 10. derm
__g__ 11. leuk
Exercise B. Match the suffix or prefix with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.
__a__ 1. -ous a. pertaining to
__b__ 2. epi- b. on, upon, over
__d__ 3. sub- c. inflammation
__f__ 4. hypo- d. below, under
__c__ 5. -itis e. abnormal condition
__i__ 6. intra- f. below, deficient, under
__e__ 7. -osis g. incision into
__h__ 8. per- h. through
__g__ 9. -tomy i. within
Exercise C. Match the medical term built from word parts with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.
__f__ 1. intradermal a. pertaining to the skin
__c__ 2. xanthosis b. black tumor
__a__ 3. cutaneous c. abnormal condition of yellow
__i__ 4. dermatitis d. incision into the nail
__b__ 5. melanoma e. pertaining to below the skin
__d__ 6. onychotomy f. pertaining to within the skin
__a__ 7. dermal g. red (blood) cell
__e__ 8. subcutaneous h. study of the skin
__g__ 9. erythrocyte i. inflammation of the skin
__h__ 10. dermatology Exercise D. Match the medical term not