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aden/o
A
gland, glandular tissue
2
Q
crypt/o
A
hidden
3
Q
erythr/o
A
red
4
Q
leuk/o
A
white
5
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
6
Q
pachy/o
A
thick
7
Q
phag/o
A
swallowing, eating
8
Q
rhytid/o
A
wrinkles
9
Q
scler/o
A
hard
10
Q
staphyl/o
A
grapelike clusters
11
Q
strept/o
A
twisted chains
12
Q
xanth/o
A
yellow
13
Q
xer/o
A
dry, dryness
14
Q
epi-
A
on, upon, over
15
Q
hyper-
A
above, excessive
16
Q
hypo-
A
below, incomplete, deficient, under
17
Q
intra-
A
within
18
Q
-a
A
noun suffix, no meaning
19
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
20
Q
-coccus (pl. -cocci)
A
berry-shaped (form of bacterium)
21
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal
22
Q
-genic
A
producing, originating, causing
23
Q
-ia
A
diseased state, condition of
24
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
25
-itis
inflammation
26
-logist
one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
27
para-
beside, around, abnormal
28
per-
through
29
sub-
under, below
30
trans-
through, across, beyond
31
-logy
study of
32
-malacia
softening
33
-oma
tumor, swelling
34
-osis
abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)
35
-ous
pertaining to
36
-plasty
surgical repair
37
-rrhea
flow, discharge
38
cutane/o
skin
39
derm/o
skin
40
dermat/o
skin
41
hidr/o
sweat
42
kerat/o
hornlike tissue (keratin), scaly.
43
onych/o
nail
44
seb/o
sebum (oil)
45
trich/o
hair
46
ungu/o
nail
47
dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin.
48
dermatofibroma
Fibrous tumor of the skin.
49
hidradenitis
Inflammation of a sweat gland.
50
keratosis
Abnormal condition (growth) of hornlike tissue (keratin).
51
onychocryptosis
Abnormal condition of a hidden nail (also called ingrown nail).
52
onychomalacia
Softening of the nails.
53
onychomycosis
Abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails.
54
onychophagia
Condition of eating the nails (nail biting).
55
pachyderma
Thickening of the skin.
56
paronychia
Diseased state around the nail
57
scleroderma
Hard skin
58
seborrhea
Discharge of sebum (excessive).
59
xanthoma
Yellow tumor
60
xeroderma
Dry skin
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