From Textbook (Disease Medical Terminology) - Unit 3: The Integumentary System

actin/o-

rays of the sun

albin/o-

white

abras/o-

scrape off

angi/o-

blood vessel; lymphatic vessel

alopec/o-

bald

cancer/o-

cancer

carcin/o-

cancer

cellul/o-

cell

contus/o-

bruising

cyan/o-

blue

dermat/o-

skin

diaphor/o-

sweating

dysplastic

pertaining to abnormal cellular formation or growth

ecchym/o-

blood in the tissue

erythemat/o-

redness

esthes/o-

feeling; sensation

fiss/o-

splitting

follicul/o-

follicle; small sac

gangren/o-

gangrene

hemat/o-

blood

hem/o-

blood

hidr/o-

sweat

hirsut/o-

hairy

icter/o-

jaundice

kel/o-

tumor

kerat/o-

cornea of the eye; hard, fibrous protein

lacer/o-

tearing

lip/o-

fat; lipid

malign/o-

cancer; intentionally causing harm

melan/o-

black

myc/o-

fungus

necr/o-

dead body; dead cells; dead tissue

ne/o-

new

nid/o-

focus; nest

onych/o-

fingernail; toenail

papill/o-

elevated structure

pedicul/o-

lice

pigment/o-

pigment

pil/o-

hair

plast/o-

formation; growth

prurit/o-

itching

psor/o-

itching

rhin/o-

nose

sarc/o-

connective tissue

schiz/o-

split

scler/o-

hard; sclera of the eye

seb/o-

oil; sebum

sen/o-

old age

squam/o-

scale-like cell

system/o-

body as a whole

trich/o-

hair

vas/o-

blood vessel; vas deferens

vesicul/o-

bladder; fluid-filled sac

vesic/o-

bladder; fluid-filled sac

xanth/o-

yellow

xer/o-

dry

an-

not; without

de-

reversal of; without

dys-

abnormal; difficult; painful

extra-

outside

par-

beside

poly-

many; much

pre-

before; in front of

syn-

together

-al

pertaining to

-ancy

state

-ant

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ation

being; having; process

-cle

small thing

-dactyly

condition of fingers; condition of toes

-derma

skin

-elasma

plate-like structure

-esis

condition; process

-etic

pertaining to

-ia

condition; state; thing

-iasis

process; state

-iatic

pertaining to a process; pertaining to a state

-ic

pertaining to

-ile

pertaining to

-ion

action; condition

-ism

disease from a specific cause; process

-itis

infection of; inflammation of

-oid

resembling

-oma

mass; tumor

-osis

condition; process

-ous

pertaining to

-phyma

growth; tumor

-plasm

formed substance; growth

-rrhage

excessive discharge, excessive flow

-rrhea

discharge; flow

-tic

pertaining to

-ure

result of; system