gland

ex. aden/o/pathy - gland disease

adip/o

lip/o

steat/o

fat

ex. adip/oma - fat tumor

ex. lip/oid - resembling fat

ex. steat/oma - fat tumor

hidden

ex. onych/o/crypt/osis - abnormal hidden condition of the nail

cutane/o

dermat/o

derm/o

skin

ex. sub/cutane/ous - pertaining to under the skin

ex. derma/itis - inflammation of the skin

ex. derm/is - skin

sweat

ex. hidr/aden/oma - tumor sweat gland

dry, scaly

ex. ichthy/osis - abnormal dry or scaly condition

horny tissue, hard, cornea

ex. kerat/osis - abnormal horny tissue or hard or cornea condition

milk

ex. lact/ic - pertaining to milk

mamm/o

mast/o

breast

ex. mamm/o/plasty - surgical repair of the breast

ex. mast/ectomy - excision of the breast

fungus

ex. dermat/o/myc/osis - abnormal fungus condition of the skin

onych/o

ungu/o

nail

ex. onych/o/malacia - softening condition of the nail

ex. ungu/al - pertaining to the nail

pil/o

trich/o

hair

ex. pil/o/nid/al - pertaining to the hair nest

ex. trich/o/pathy - hair disease

hardening

ex. scler/osis - abnormal hardening condition

scaly

ex. squamous - pertaining to the scaly object or area

nipple

ex. thel/itis - inflammation of the nipple

dry

ex. xer/o/derma - dry skin

cell

ex. lip/o/cyte - fat cell

skin

ex. scler/o/derma - hardening of the skin

record

ex. mamm/o/gram - record of breast examination

instrument for recording

ex. mamm/o/graph - instrument for recording breast examination

process of recording

ex. mamm/o/graphy - process of recording breast examination

specialist in th study of

ex. dermat/o/logist - specialist in the study of the skin

study of

ex. dermat/o/logy - study of the skin

treatment

ex. dermat/o/therapy - skin treatment

above, upon

ex. epi/derm/is - above or upon the skin

excessive, above normal

ex. hyper/hidr/osis - abnormal excessive or above normal condition of sweating

hypo-

sub-

under, below

ex. hypo/derm/ic - pertaining to under or below the skin

ex. sub/cutane/ous - pertaining to under or below the skin