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med terms mod 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Per- | Through |
| Epi | on top of |
| Sub | meaning under |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -derm | Skin |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| Xero | dry |
| -rrhea | abnormal flow, discharge |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| -ou, -a, -al- | pertaining to |
| -ectomy | excision or surgical removal |
| Rhytid/o | wrinkles |
| Dermat/o | skin |
| Leuk/o | white |
| Onych/o | Nail |
| Myc/o | fungus |
| Cutane/o- | skin |
| Seb/o- | sebum (oil) |
| -lith | stones |
| -lithiasis- | presence of stone |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -stenosis | constriction or narrowing |
| -gram | record, radiographic image |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -uria | urine, urination |
| Cyst/o | bladder |
| Pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| Olig/o | few |
| Dys | painful, difficult |
| An- | absence of, without |
| poly | many (multiple) |
| Ectomy- | surgical removal |
| Pexy- | surgical fixation |
| Ptosis- | drooping |
| Dermatitis- | Inflammation of the skin |
| Leukoderma- | white skin |
| Onychomalacia- | Softening of nails |
| Onychomycosis | Abnormal condition of fungus under nail |
| Pachyderma- | Abnormal thickening of the skin |
| Seborrhea | discharge of sebum |
| Xeroderma- | Dry skin |
| Epidermal- | Pertaining to on top of the skin |
| Dermatology- | - Study of the skin |
| Percutaneous- | Pertaining to through the skin |
| Rhytidectomy | removal of wrinkles |
| Dermatoplasty- | surgical repair of skin |
| Cystitis- | inflammation of the bladder |
| Cystolith- | stones in the bladder |
| Hydronephrosis | abnormal condition with water in the kidney |
| Nephritis | inflamed kidney |
| Nephrolithiasis- | kidney stones |
| Nephromegaly- | enlarged kidney |
| Pyelonephritis- | inflammation in kidney and renal pelvis |
| Urethrostenosis- | constriction of the urethra |
| Cystourethrogram | radiographic image of bladder and urethra |
| Nephrectomy- | surgical removal of kidney |
| Nephropexy- | surgical fixation of the kidney |
| Nephroplasty- | surgical repair of the kidney |
| Nephroptosis- | drooping kidney |
| Cystectomy- | excision of bladder |
| Hematuria- | blood in urine |
| Nocturia- | urination at night |
| Oliguria | scarcely urinating |
| Dysuria | painful urination |
| Anuria- | absence of urine |
| Polyuria- | excessive urine |