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MEDOP 230- Dermatology: Combining Forms

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Combining Form
Definition
Suffix
Definition
Medical Meaning
dermat/o   skin   -itis   inflammation   show
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neo-   new   -plasm   growth   show
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xer/o-   dry   -derma   show xeroderma; excessively dry skin  
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cyan/o-   blue   -osis   condition   show
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necr/o-   show -osis   condition   necrosis; gray-black discoloration  
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cellul/o-   cell   show inflammation of   cellulitis; infection/inflammation of connective tissues  
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lip/o-   fat   -oma   show lipoma; rounded growth of adipose tissue  
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syn-   together   -dactyly   condition of fingers/toes   show
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melan/o-   black   show mass/tumor   melanoma; melanocytes reproducing spreading cancer  
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scler/o-   show -derma   skin   scleroderma; too many abnormal epidermal cells produced  
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onych/o   fingernail/toenail   show    
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show fungus   -osis     onychomycosis; fungal infection of nail  
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show cold        
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^surg/o-   operative procedure   -ery   show cryosurgery; liquid nitrogen on lesion to freeze and kill it  
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bi/o-   living tissue   -opsy   show biopsy; remove all/part of skin to send for examination  
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rhytid/o-   wrinkle   -ectomy   show rhytidectomy; removal of wrinkles  
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