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Term
adipocele
Definition
adip/o: fat
-cele: hernia, swelling

hernia containing fat or fatty tissue
Term
lipocyte
Definition
lip/o: fat
-cyte: cell

fat cell
Term
steatitis
Definition
steat/o: fat
-itis: inflammation

inflammation of fatty tissue
Term
cutaneous
Definition
cutane/o: skin
-ous: pertaining to

pertaining to the skin
Term
dermatologist
Definition
dermat/o: skin
-logist: specialist in study of

physician specializing in treating skin disorders
Term
hypodermic
Definition
derm/o: skin
hypo-: under, below, deficient
-ic: pertaining to

under or inserted under the skin, as in a hypodermic injection
Term
hidradentitis
Definition
hidr/o: sweat
aden: gland
-itis: inflammation

inflammation of a sweat gland
Term
sudoresis
Definition
sudor/o: sweat
-esis: condition

condition of profuse sweating
Term
ichthyosis
Definition
icthy/o: dry, scaly
-osis: abnormal condition

any of several dermatologic conditions characterized by noninflammatory dryness and scaling of the skin, commonly associated with other abnormalities of lipid metabolism
Term
keratosis
Definition
kerat/o: horny tissue; hard; cornea
-osis: abnormal condition

any condition of the skin characterized by an overgrowth and thickening of skin
Term
melanoma
Definition
melan/o: black
-oma: tumor

malignant tumor of melanocyctes that commonly begins in a darkly pigmented mole and can metastasize widely (black tumor)
Term
dermatomycosis
Definition
myc/o: fungus
dermat/o: skin
-osis: abnormal condition

fungal infection of the skin
Term
onychomalacia
Definition
onych/o: nail
-malacia: softening

abnormal softening of the nails
Term
pilonidal
Definition
pil/o: hair
ned: nest
-al: pertaining to

growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on the skin
Term
trichopathy
Definition
trich/o: hair
-pathy: disease

any disease of the hair
Term
scleroderma
Definition
scler/o: hardening; sclera (white of eye)
-derma: skin

chronic disease with abnormal hardening of the skin caused by formation of new collagen
Term
seborrhea
Definition
seb/o: sebum, sebaceous
-rrhea: discharge, flow

increase in the amount and, commonly, an alteration of the quality of the fats secreted by the sebaceous glands
Term
squamous
Definition
squam/o: scale
-ous: pertaining to

covered with scales; scalelike
Term
xeroderma
Definition
xer/o: dry
-derma: skin

chronic skin condition characterized by excessive roughness and dryness
Term
pyoderma
Definition
py/o: pus
-derma: skin

any pyogenic infection of the skin
Term
dermoid
Definition
derm/o: skin
-oid: resembling

resembling skin
Term
diaphoresis
Definition
dia: through, across
-phoresis: carrying, transmission
Term
dermatoplasty
Definition
dermat/o: skin
-plasty: surgical repair

surgical repair of the skin
Term
cryotherapy
Definition
cry/o: cold
therapy: treatment

treatment using cold as a destructive medium
Term
adenoma
Definition
aden: gland
-oma: tumor

benign neoplasm in which the tumor cells form glands or glandlike structures (tumor composed of grandular tissue)
Term
epidermis
Definition
epi-: above or upon
derm/o: skin
-is: a part of speech (noun)

outer layer or skin
Term
dermis
Definition
derm/o: skin
-is: part of speech (noun)

deeper layer of skin
Term
dermopathy
Definition
derm/o: skin
-pathy: disease

skin disease
Term
dermatitis
Definition
dermat/o: skin
-itis: inflammation

inflammation of the skin
Term
cutaneous
Definition
cutane/o: skin
-ous: pertaining to

pertaining to the skin
Term
subcutaneous
Definition
sub: under, below
cutane/o: skin
-ous: pertaining to

pertaining to below the skin
Term
dermal, dermic
Definition
derm/o: skin
-ic, -al: pertaining to

pertaining to the skin
Term
melanocyte
Definition
melan/o: black
-cyte: cell

black cell
Term
dermatopathy
Definition
dermat/o: skin
-pathy: disease

disease of the skin
Term
adipectomy
Definition
adip/o: fat
-ectomy: excision, removal

excision of fat
Term
lipectomy
Definition
lip/o: fat
-ectomy: excision, removal

excision of fat
Term
adipoma
Definition
adip/o: fat
-oma: tumor

fatty tumor
Term
liposuction
Definition
lip/o: fat
suction

removal of subcutaneous fat tissue using a blunt-tipped cannula, suction is applied (suction of fat)
Term
dermatoma
Definition
dermat/o: skin
-oma: tumor

tumor of the skin
Term
dermatoplasty
Definition
dermat/o: skin
-plasty: surgical repair

surgical repair of the skin
Term
dermatology
Definition
dermat/o: skin
-logy: study of

the study of skin
Term
sclerosis
Definition
scler/o: hardening
-osis: abnormal condition

abnormal condition of hardening
Term
systemic sclerosis
Definition
system: body systems

a form of scleroderma that causes fibrosis and sclerosis of multiple body systems
Term
keratoma
Definition
kerat/o: horny tissue, hard
-oma: tumor

a horny tumor
Term
keratosis
Definition
kerat/o: horny tissue, hard
-osis: abnormal condition

abnormal condition or horny tissue/tumors
Term
sebaceous
Definition
seb/o: sebum (oil)
-ous: pertaining to

oil-secreting
Term
sudoriferous
Definition
sudor/o: sweat
-ous: pertaining to

sweat
Term
hidrosis
Definition
hidr/o: sweat
-osis: abnormal condition

abnormal condition of sweat
Term
hidradenitis
Definition
hidr/o: sweat
aden: gland
-itis: inflammation

inflammation of sweat glands
Term
hyperhidrosis
Definition
hyper: excessive, above normal
hidr/o: sweat
-osis: abnormal condition

condition of profuse or excessive sweating
Term
anhidrosis
Definition
an: without
hidr/o: sweat
-osis: abnormal condition

absence of sweating
Term
mycosis
Definition
myc/o: fungus
-osis: abnormal condition

abnormal condition caused by fungi
Term
dermatomycosis
Definition
dermat/o: skin
myc/o: fungus
-osis: abnormal condition

fungal infection of the skin
Term
mycodermatitis
Definition
myc/o: fungus
dermat/o: skin
-itis: inflammation

inflammation of the skin caused by fungus
Term
trichopathy
Definition
trich/o: hair
-pathy: disease

disease of the hair
Term
trichosis
Definition
trich/o: hair
-osis: abnormal condition

abnormal condition of the hair
Term
trichomycosis
Definition
trich/o: hair
myc/o: fungus
-osis: abnormal condition

abnormal condition of the hair caused by fungus
Term
pilocystic
Definition
pil/o: hair
cyst
-ic: pertaining to

dermoid cyst containing hair
Term
dermoid
Definition
derm/o: skin
-oid: resembling

resembling skin
Term
onychoma
Definition
onych/o: nail
-oma: tumor

tumor of the nail
Term
onychopathy
Definition
onych/o: nail
-pathy: disease
Term
onychomalacia
Definition
onych/o: nail
-malacia: softening

softening of the nail
Term
onychomycosis
Definition
onych/o: nail
myc/o: fungus
-osis: abnormal condition

infection of the nail caused by fungus
Term
xeroderma
Definition
xer/o: dry
-derma: skin

excessive dryness of skin
Term
lipocele
Definition
lip/o: fat
-cele: hernia, swelling

hernia containing fatty tissue
Term
adipocele
Definition
adip/o: fat
-cele: hernia, swelling

hernia containing fatty tissue
Term
albinism
Definition
albin/o: white
-ism: condition

white condition
Term
cyanoderma
Definition
cyan/o: blue
-derma: skin

blue skin
Term
erythroderma
Definition
erythr/o: red
-derma: skin

red skin
Term
leukoderma
Definition
leuk/o: white
-derma: skin

white skin
Term
melanoderma
Definition
melan/o: black
-derma: skin

black skin
Term
xanthoma
Definition
xanth/o: yellow
-oma: tumor

yellow tumor
Term
cytology
Definition
cyt/o: cell
-logy: study of

study of cells
Term
erythrocyte
Definition
erythr/o: red
-cyte: cell

cell that is red
Term
leukocyte
Definition
leuk/o: white
-cyte: cell

cell that is white
Term
melanocyte
Definition
melan/o: black
-cyte: cell

cell that is black
Term
xanthocyte
Definition
xanth/o: yellow
-cyte: cell

cell that is yellow
Term
leukocytopenia
Definition
leuk/o: white
cyt/o: cell
-penia: decrease or deficiency

abnormal decrease in white blood cells
Term
xanthemia
Definition
xanth/o: yellow
-emia: blood condition

occurance of yellow pigment in the blood (yellow blood)
Term
xanthomas
Definition
xanth/o: yellow
-oma: tumor

yellow tumors
Term
leukemia
Definition
leuk/o: white
-emia: blood condition

white blood
Term
cyanosis
Definition
cyan/o: blue
-osis: abnormal condition

abnormal condition of blue (skin)
Term
erythrosis
Definition
erythr/o: red
-osis: abnormal condition

abnormal condition of red (skin)
Term
melanosis
Definition
malen/o: black
-osis: abnormal condition

abnormal condition of black (pigmentation)
Term
xanthosis
Definition
xanth/o: yellow
-osis: abnormal condition

abnormal condition of yellow (skin)
Term
leukocytosis
Definition
leuk/o: white
cyt/o: cell
-osis: increase

increase in white blood cells
Term
erythrocytosis
Definition
erythr/o: red
cyt/o: cell
-osis: increase

increase in red blood cells
Term
carcinoma
Definition
carcin/o: cancer
-oma: tumor

cancerous tumor
Term
necrosis
Definition
necr/o: death
-osis: abnormal condition

abnormal condition of death
Term
autohypnosis
Definition
auto: self

hypnosis or one's self
Term
autoexamination
Definition
auto: self

examination of one's self
Term
autograft
Definition
auto: self

skin trasplanted from one's self
Term
dermatome
Definition
dermat/o: skin
-tome: instrument to cut

instrument to cut the skin
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