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