Chapter 2 Suffix, prefix

cutane/o-

skin

derm/o-

skin

theli/o-

cellular layer

-um

period of time; structure

squam/o-

scale-like-cell

kerat/o-

cornea; hard; fibrous protein

-in

substance

ex/o-

away from; external; outward

foli/o-

leaf

-ation

being; having; process

bas/o-

alkaline; base of a structure

melan/o-

black

coll/a-

fibers that hold together

elast/o-

flexing; stretching

sebace/o-

oil; sebum

seb/o-

oil; sebum

-crine

pertaining to secreting

sudor/i-

sweat

hidr/o-

sweat

fer/o-

bear; carry; range

dia-

complete; through

phor/o-

bear; carry; range

-sis

abnormal condition; process

per-

through; throughout

spir/o-

breathe; coil

folli/o-

sac-like- structure

-cle

small thing

trich/o-

hair

adip/o-

fat

-cere

waxy substance

ungu/o-

fingernail; toenail

onych/o-

fingernail; toenail

pil/o-

hair

follicul/o-

follicle

lun/o-

moon

-ula

small thing

erect/o-

stand up

cut/i-

skin

-cle

small thing

adip/o-

fat

-ose

full of

lip/o-

fat; lipid

-cyte

cell

protect/o-

protect

sens/o-

feeling

synth/o-

put together

-esis

abnormal condition; process

-tome

area with distinct edges; instrument used to cut

therm/o-

heating

home/o-

same

regulat/o-

control

-stasis

staying still; staying in the same place

dermat/o-

skin

hem/o-

blood

extra-

outside

-itis

infection; inflammation

-rrhage

excessive discharge/flow

vas/o-

blood vessel

contus/o-

bruising

ecchym/o

blood in the tissue

hemat/o-

blood

fiss/o-

splitting

vesic/o-

bladder; fluid filled sac

-oma

mass; tumor

-ure

result of; system

ne/o-

new

-plasm

formed substance; growth

xer/o-

dry

albin/o-

white

cyan-

blue

-derma

skin

erythemat/o-

redness

-tic

pertaining to

jaund/o-

yellow

-ice

quality; state

necr/o-

dead body, dead tissue

icter-

jaundice

de-

reversal of; without

abras/o-

scrape off

exeori/o

take out skin

pigment/o-

pigment

gangren-

gangrene

esthes/o-

feeling; sensation

kel/o-

tumor

lacer/o-

tearing

cellu/o-

cell

abras/o-

scrape off

-ia

condition; state; thing

-oid

resembling

pedicul/o-

lice

actin/o-

rays of the sun

kerat/o-

cornea; hard; fibrous tissue

sol/o-

sun

lip/o-

fat; lipid

-ar

pertaining to

angi/o-

blood vessel; lymphatic vessel

cancer/o-

cancer

carcin/o-

cancer

malign/o-

cancer

-ancy

state