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