-a, -an

absence of, 

without, not

bi-

two or 

both

dia-

through, 

complete

dys-

difficult, painful,

abnormal, labored

epi-

upon, on,

over

hyper-

above,

excessive 

hypo-

deficient, below,

under, incomplete

intra-

within,

in

meta-

change, beyond,

after

neo-

new

-ad

toward

-al

pertaining to

-coccus

berry shaped

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

excision

-genic

producing, originating,

causing

-ia

condition of,

diseased state,

abnormal state

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-malacia

softening

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

albin/o

white

aut/o

self

bi/o

life

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

cyan/o

blue

hidr/o

sweat

kerat/o

hard, horny tissue,

keratin

CD

contact

dermatitis

AT

alopecia

totalis

MM

malignant

melanoma

MM

malignant

melanoma

BCC

Basal

Cell

Carcinoma

Ps

Psoriasis 

SCD

Scleroderma

TEN

Toxic

Epidermal

Necrolysis

Kaposi's Sarcoma

A rare form of cancer effecting blood vessels, presenting as purple, red, or brown lesions on the skin and mucus membranes.

Named After: Moritz Kaposi, a Hungarian dermatologist. 

Langer's Lines

Natural tension lines in the skin that indicate the direction of underlying collagen fibers.

Named After: Karl Langer, an Austrian anatomist.