BASIC ELEMENTS OF A MEDICAL WORD

PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES. ae and oe only the second vowel is pronounced. bursae, pleurae, c and g are given the soft sound s and j before e, i and y ... Subcutaneous tissue- thick, fat-containing tissue. Epidermis. The epidermis is the outermost, totally cellular layer of the skin. It is composed of squamous epithelium. ................
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