medical terminology

  1. aut/o
    self
  2. bi/o
    life
  3. coni/o
    dust
  4. crypt/o
    hidden
  5. heter/o
    other
  6. myc/o
    fungus
  7. necr/o
    death (cells, body)
  8. pachy/o
    thick
  9. rhytid/o
    wrinkles
  10. staphyl/o
    grapelike clusters
  11. strept/o
    twisted chains
  12. xer/o
    dry
  13. epi-
    on, upon, over
  14. intra-
    within
  15. para-
    beside, beyond, around, abnormal
  16. per-
    through
  17. sub-
    under, below
  18. trans-
    through, across, beyond
  19. -a
    noun suffix, no meaning
  20. -coccus
    pl. cocci
    berry-shaped (form of bacterium)
  21. -ectomy
    excision or surgical removal
  22. -ia
    diseased or abnormal state, condition
  23. -itis
    inflammation
  24. -malacia
    softening
  25. -opsy
    view of, viewing
  26. -phagia
    eating or swallowing
  27. -plasty
    surgical repair
  28. -rrhea
    flow, discharge
  29. -tome
    instrument used to cut
  30. dermatitis
    inflammation of the skin
  31. dermatoconiosis
    abnormal condition of the skin cause dust
  32. dermatofibroma
    fibrous tumor of the skin
  33. hidradenitis
    inflammation of a sweat gland
  34. leiodermia
    condition of smooth skin
  35. onychocryptosis
    abnormal condition of a hidden nail
  36. onychomalacia
    softening of the nails
  37. onychomycosis
    abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails
  38. onychophagia
    eating the nails (nail biting)
  39. pachyderma
    thickening of the skin
  40. paronychia
    diseased state around the nail
  41. seborrhea
    discharge of sebum
  42. trichomycosis
    abnormal condition of fungus in the hair
  43. xerderma
    dry skin
Author
1jeffdad
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medical terminology
Description
Integumentary
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