Medical Term- Chapter 4

Adipoid

Resm. Fat

Lipoma

Tumor of fat

Basal

Pert. to base

Cutaneous

Pert. to skin

Dermoplasty

Surg, repair of the skin

Dermatologist

Specialist in study of skin

Cytology

study of cells

Etiology

Study of causes

Hidrosis

Abnormal condition of sweatHy

Hydrotherapy

Water therapy

Idiopathic

Pertaining to unknown disease

Keratinization

Process of keratin formation

Morphology

Study of shapes

Mycosis

Abnormal condition of fungus

Necrosis

Abnormal condition of dead tissueO

onychomalacia

softening of the nailP

Pathologust

Specialist in the study of disease

Depilous

Absence of hair

Trichopathy

Disease of hair

Rhytidectomy

Surgical removal of wringles

Sclerosis

Abnormal condition of hardening

seborrhea

Flow or discharge of sebum

Sonogram

Record of sound

xeroderma

Dry skin

albinsm

condition of whiteness

leukorrhea

White flow or discharge

Chromatic

pertaining to color

Cirrhosis

abnormal condition of yellowness

xanthoderma

Yellow skin

Cyanosis

Abnormal condition of blueness

Erythematous

Pertaining to redness

erythrocyte

Red blood cell

Melanoma

Black tumor