Verified corpus entry

acrodermatitis

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Morphology rail

Construction: Root acro-, extremities or height; Root dermat-, skin; Suffix -itis, inflammation; reconstructs acrodermatitis.

  1. 01ROOT / Root

    acro-

    Surface: acro

    extremities or height

  2. 02ROOT / Root

    dermat-

    Surface: dermat

    skin

  3. 03SUF / Suffix

    -itis

    Surface: itis

    inflammation

acrodermatitis

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A source-cited word-part teaching record for acrodermatitis.

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  1. Source 1

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 17 - Endocrine System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

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  2. Source 2

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 3 - Integumentary System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

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  3. Source 3

    Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean

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  4. Source 4

    Download MeSH Data

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  5. Source 5

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 1 - Identifying Word Parts

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

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