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Combining Forms
MEDOP 230- Dermatology: Combining Forms
| Combining Form | Definition | Suffix | Definition | Medical Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dermat/o | skin | -itis | inflammation | dermatitis; Any infection or inflammation of the skin. |
| neo- | new | -plasm | growth | neoplasm; New growth on the skin, benign or malignant. |
| xer/o- | dry | -derma | skin | xeroderma; excessively dry skin |
| cyan/o- | blue | -osis | condition | cyanosis; bluish-purple discoloration |
| necr/o- | dead tissue | -osis | condition | necrosis; gray-black discoloration |
| cellul/o- | cell | -itis | inflammation of | cellulitis; infection/inflammation of connective tissues |
| lip/o- | fat | -oma | mass/tumor | lipoma; rounded growth of adipose tissue |
| syn- | together | -dactyly | condition of fingers/toes | syndactyly; skin and tissues between toes/fingers joined |
| melan/o- | black | -oma | mass/tumor | melanoma; melanocytes reproducing spreading cancer |
| scler/o- | hard | -derma | skin | scleroderma; too many abnormal epidermal cells produced |
| onych/o | fingernail/toenail | |||
| ^myc/o- | fungus | -osis | onychomycosis; fungal infection of nail | |
| cry/o- | cold | |||
| ^surg/o- | operative procedure | -ery | process | cryosurgery; liquid nitrogen on lesion to freeze and kill it |
| bi/o- | living tissue | -opsy | process of viewing | biopsy; remove all/part of skin to send for examination |
| rhytid/o- | wrinkle | -ectomy | surgical removal | rhytidectomy; removal of wrinkles |