Lesson #3: CLA

arachn-

spider, web; arachnoid membrane

chlor-

green

chondr-

cartilage

dactyl-

finger, toe

derm(at)-, -derma

skin

(h)elic-

ulcer

hidr(ot)-, -idr-

sweat

hist(i)-

\[web] tissue

hydr-

water, fluid

hypn-

sleep

icter-

jaundice

in-, inos-

fiber, muscle

is-

equal, same, similar, alike

mening-, -meninx

meningeal membrane, meninges

my(s)-

\[mouse] muscle

myc(et)-

\[mushroom] fungus

myel-

bone marrow, spinal cord

narc-

stupor, numbness

necr-

corpse, dead

olig-

few, deficient

onych-

fingernail, toenail

pod-

foot

poli-

\[gray] gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

poly-

many, excessive

por-

passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity

psych-

\[soul] mind

som(at)-, -soma

body

sthen-

strength

trachel-

neck, cervix

xanth-

yellow

achlorhydria

absence of free hydrochloric acid in the stomach

angiosclerotic myasthenia

hardening walls of artery causing muscle weakness

anisocytosis

excessive inequality of size of (red) blood cells

antihypnotic

preventing or inhibiting sleep

Arachnodactyly

long spindley fingers

arteriomyomatosis

thickening of arterial walls due to overgrowth of muscle fibers

asthenia

loss or lack of strength

chloroleukemia

leukemia with iron deficiency anemia

chondralgia

pain in or around cartilage

dermatosclerosis

infiltration of skin or fibrous materials

dermatomycosis

skin infection caused by certain fungi

helcoma

ulcer of the cornea

hidrosis

excessive perspiration

histiocyte

cell that eats foreign antigens

histiocytosis

unusual number of histocytes (macrophage cells) in blood

hydronephrosis

collection of urine in kidney

hyperchlorhydria

excess hydrochloric acid in the stomach

hypnotic

pertaining to sleep

hypnotize

put to sleep

inosemia

excessive fibrin in the blood

isodactylism

a condition of having fingers or toes of equal length

macrodactylia

abnormally large fingers or toes

melanoleukoderma

blotching black and white spots on skin

meningitis

inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord

\`mesoderm

germ cell layer lying between ectoderm and endoderm

mycethemia

fungi in blood

myoendocarditis

inflammation of cardiac muscle wall

narcosis

Unconscious state due to narcotics

narcotize

to place under the influence of a narcotic

necrocytotoxin

poison that causes death of cells

necrosis

death of areas of tissues surrounded by healthy tissues

neurasthenia

weakness of nerves

onychomycosis

disease of nails due to fungus

osteochondroma

tumor composed of cartilaginous and bony substance

pachyderma

thick skin

pachyonychia

thick nails

perionychium

the epidermis surrounding a nail

poliomyelitis

inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

polymyositis

inflammation of skeletal muscle tissues

polyp

a tumor with a pedicle

pseudoicterus

resembling jaundice

psychosis

any mental disorder

psychosomatic

pertaining to relationship between mind and bodies

somatic

pertaining to non-reproductive tissues or cells

symbodia

condition where lower extremities are united

syndactylous

concerning fusion of fingers or toes

toxicoderma

any skin disease resulting from a poison

trachelocele

protrusion of mucous membrane through wall of trachea

xanthoma

flat nodule usually on eyelid

xanthosis

yellowing of the skin

fewer than the normal number of fingers or toes

oligodactylia

tumor composed of tissue

histoma

skin cyst

sarcocyst

study of the (human) body

somatology

yellowness of the skin

jaundice

lacking water

anhydrous

inflammation of fibrous tissue

inositis

tumor originating in the cells of bone marrow

myeloma

resembling an ulcer

helcoid

muscular weakness

myasthenia

having an excessive number of nails

polyonychia

numbness following sleep

narcohypnia

pain in the feet

podalgia

excessive sweating

hyperhidrosis

cells of equal size

isocytosis

inflammation of the skin accompanied by (thickening and) hardening

sclerodermatitis

inflammation of cartilage

chondritis

disease of the intestine resulting from (bacteria or) fungi

enteromycosis

under the (finger)nail; nail bed

hyponychium

pain in the neck

trachelodynia