Term | Definition |
-a | plural noun suffix |
auto- | self |
dia- | through |
epi- | upon, on |
homo- | same |
hyper- | above; more than normal |
hypo-
sub- | below, under |
an- | without; not |
-al | pertaining to |
-cele | herniation, protrusion |
-cyte | cell |
-derma | skin |
-ectomy | excision, to surgically remove, to cut out |
-esis | condition, action or process (noun suffix) |
-graft | living tissue moved from one site another |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ior | pertaining to |
-ism | state or condition |
-itis | inflammation |
-logic | pertaining to the study of |
-logist | one who studies |
-logy | the study of |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-oid | resembling, like |
-oma | mass, tumor, growth |
-opsy | examination |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-ous | full of; pertaining to |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | less than normal, deficient |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhea | flow;discharge |
-surgery | operative procedure |
-therapy | treatment |
-tic | pertaining to |
-tome | instrument for cutting |
-rrhage | rupture; profuse flow or discharge |
aden/o | gland |
all/o | other; else |
bi/o | life |
carcin/o | cancer |
cry/o | cold |
cutane/o | skin |
cyt/o | cell |
derm/o | skin |
dermat/o | skin |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
heter/o | opposite |
hidr/o | sweat |
hom/o | same |
ichthy/o | scaly |
kerat/o | horny substances; cornea |
lip/o | fat |
myc/o | fungus |
necr/o | dead tissue |
onych/o | nail |
phor/o | to bear or carry |
pil/o | hair |
py/o | pus |
scler/o | hard; sclera |
seb/o | oil |
squam/o | scale, scaly |
steat/o | fat |
sudor/o | sweat |
system/o | several parts working together for a common function |
trich/o | hair |
xen/o | strange; different |
xer/o | dry |
albin/o | white |
cyan/o | blue |
erythr/o | red |
leuk/o | white |
melan/o | black |
xanth/o | yellow |
adenoma | tumor of a gland, glandular tumor |
adenopathy | disease of a gland |
adipectomy | surgical removal of fat |
adip/o | fat |
adipocele | fat tissue in a hernia sac |
adipoma | fatty tissue tumor/growth |
albinism | condition of lack of melanin causing skin to be pale, light colored eyes usually visual and auditory impairment |
anhidrosis | condition without sweat |
carcinoma | cancerous tumor of epithelial type tissue |
cyrotherapy | treatment using extreme cold |
cutaneous | pertaining to the skin |
cyanoderma | condition of blue skin |
cyanosis | abnormal condition of being blue |
cytology | study of cells |
dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
dermatologist | one who specializes in the study of skin pathology |
dermatology | the study of conditions and diseases of the the skin |
dermatome | an instrument for cutting small slices of skin |
dermatomycosis | abnormal condition skin fungus; fungal infection of the skin |
dermatopathy | disease of the skin |
dermis | dense layer of skin below the epidermis |
dermatoplasty | surgical repair of the skin |
diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
epidermis | outer covering of skin |
erythroderma | condition of red sking |
erythrosis | reddish, purplish discoloration of skin or mucous membrane |
hidradenitis | inflammation of the sweat glands |
hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
hypodermic | under the skin |
ichthyosis | hereditary skin disorder where the skin constantly flakes off |
keratoma | thick epidermal growth/callous |
keratosis | horny growth, such as a wart |
leukoderma | loss of skin pigmentation in patches |
lipectomy | excision of fatty tissue |
lipocele | fatty tissue in a hernia sac |
lipoma | fatty tissue tumor |
liposuction | the removal of fat by vacuuming it out |
melanin | skin pigment |
melanocyte | a cell producing or containing melanin |
melanoderma | abnormal darkening of the skin |
melanoma | cancerous skin tumors involving melanocytes |
mycodermatitis | inflammation of the skin due a fungal infection |
mycosis | condition of a fungal infection anywhere in the body |
onychoma | tumor arising from the nail bed |
onychomalacia | abnormal softening of the nail |
onychomycosis | abnormal condition of nail fungal infection |
pustules | small elevation of skin containing pus |
pyoderma | condition of several pustules |
scleroderma | disease where connective tissue becomes hardened |
sclerosis | hardening of blood vessel or nerve |
sebaceous gland | oil gland of the skin |
seborrhea | excessive production from the sebaceous gland |
sebum | oil/fatty secretion from the sebaceous gland |
squamous | scale like |
steatitis | inflammation of fatty tissue |
subcutaneous | under the skin |
sudoriferous gland | sweat gland |
trichomycosis | abnormal condition of hair fungal infection |
trichopathy | any disease of the hair |
xanthoma | a yellow papule of the skin containing fat |
xanthosis | yellowish color of degenerating tissue |
xeroderma | condition of dry skin |
abrasion | a scraped spot of area |
abscess | a localized area of pus with inflammation |
alopecia | balding |
comedo | pimple or black head |
cyst | a bladder like sac containing fluid |
hemorrhage | profuse flow of blood/ruptured blood vessel |
contusion | bleeding under the skin due to blunt trauma/bruise |
ecchymosis | a bruise |
petechia | small round reddish/purplish spots |
hematoma | collection of blood, usually clotted |
lesions | any pathological or traumatic change in tissue |
primary lesion | first sight of altered tissue |
secondary lesion | change in a primary lesion |
tinea | ringworm, fungal infection of the skin |
ulcer | erosion of tissue |
urticaria | hives |
verruca | warts |
biopsy | examination of tissue |
cryosurgery | removal of tissue using extreme cold |
debridement | the removal of nonliving tissue by scrapping |
dermabrasion | use of wire brushes or sandpaper to remove skin |
skin graft | skin implant |
allograft | graft between individuals of the same species |
autograft | graft done with one's own tissue |
synthetic graft | mesh made from shark cartilage and cow collagen coated in sugar to trick the body into producing a dermal layer |
xenograft | transplant between different species |
BCC | Basal Cell Carcinoma |
BX, Bx | biopsy |
Derm | Dermatology |
FH | family history |
FS | frozen section |
ID | intradermal |
I&D | incision and drainage; irrigation and debridement |
IM | intramuscular |
IMP | impression |
PE | physical examination |
ung | ointment |