Medical Terminology / Unit 5 MedTerm 0261 short lesson, about 20 seconds
derm/o and dermat/o: Skin
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The idea
The combining forms derm slash o and dermat slash o both name the skin.
In practice
Dermatitis is inflammation of the skin.
Where people slip
Both are Greek and both name the same organ. Which one a term takes is fixed by convention.
Your place on the trail
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- 0262cutane/o: Skin
- 0264kerat/o: Horny Tissue
- 0265melan/o: Black or Melanin
- 0266onych/o: Nail
- 0268trich/o: Hair
- 0270hidr/o: Sweat
- 0272seb/o: Sebum
- 0274squam/o: Scale
- 0275xer/o: Dry
- 0276myc/o: Fungus
- 0277erythem/o: Redness
- 0279The Epidermis
- 0282A Macule
- 0287Building Integumentary Terms From Word Parts
- 0288Capstone: Ten Integumentary Terms Decoded
- 0994Capstone: The Greek and Latin Doublets
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