cyte

cell

ectomy

surgical removal

epi

upon

genesis

production or growth

hypo

below, less than normal

is

pertaining to

itis

inflammation

ium

pertaining to

ologist

specialist

ology

the study of

oma

tumor

ose

suffix for carbohydrate

osis

any condition

ous

pertaining to

pathy

disease

phagia

eating

sub

below, under

tome

instrument for cutting

ula

small

aden/o

gland

adip/0

fat

carcin/o

cancer

crypt/o

hidden

cutane/0

skin

derm/o

skin

dermato/o

skin

erythr/o

red

hemat/o

blood

hidr/o

sweat

hist/o

tissue

lip/o

fat

lun/o

moon

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

onych/o

nail

pili

hair

rhytid/o

wrinkles

scler/o

hardening

seb/o

oil, fat, sebum

squam/o

scales

trich/o

hair

xer/o

dry

histology

the study of tissues

histogenesis

production of tissues

dermatology

the study of skin

dermatologist

one who specializes in the skin

epidermis

upon the skin, outermost layer of skin

dermis

pertaining to skin

subcutaneous

pertaining to below the skin

melanocyte

black cell

sebaceous

pertaining to oil

hypodermis

below the dermis

adipocyte

fat cells

pili

hair

lunula

small moon

eponychium

pertaining to upon the nail, cuticle

dermatome

an instrument for cutting thin slices of skin for grafting

dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

dermatomycosis

condition of skin fungus

hematoma

blood tumor; bruise

onychocryptosis

condition of hidden nail

onychophagia

condition of eating nails, nail biting

scleroderma

disease of hard skin

xeroderma

disease of dry skin

hidradenitis

inflammation of the sweat glands

squamous

pertaining to scales

melanoma

black tumor

trichopathy

disease of the hair

erythroderma

red skin

lipoma

fatty tumor

lipectomy

removal of fat

rhytidectomy

removal of wrinkles

gram

record, picture

graphy

process or making a picture or recording

ity

condition of

lytic

destruction of

macro

large

phage

eating

angi/o

vessel

edema

swelling

immun/o

immunity; protected from

kinetic

motion, movement

lymph/o

lymph, lymph tissue

thym/o

thymus gland

tonsill/a

tonsils

tox/o

poison

toxic/o

poison

immunity

pertaining to immunity or protection

immunologist

one who specializes in the study of immunity

macrophage

large eating cell of the immune system

lymphadenitis

inflammation of the lymph gland

lymphadenogram

recording (x-ray) of the lymph gland

lymphadenopathy

disease of the lymph gland

lymphangiography

process of recording pictures of lymph vessels

lymphedema

swelling of the lymphatic system or vessels

lymphocyte

lymph cell (type of WBC)

lymphokinetic

circulation or movement of lymph

lymphoma

tumor of the lymph system

lymphotoxin

poison produced by the lymphatic cells

thymectomy

removal of the thymus gland

thymolytic

destruction of the thymus tissue

thymoma

tumor of the thymus gland

tonsillectomy

removal of the tonsils

tonsillitis

inflammation of the tonsils