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MEDOP 230- Dermatology: Combining Forms

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Combining Form
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show skin   -itis   inflammation   dermatitis; Any infection or inflammation of the skin.  
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neo-   new   -plasm   show neoplasm; New growth on the skin, benign or malignant.  
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xer/o-   dry   -derma   show xeroderma; excessively dry skin  
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cyan/o-   show -osis   condition   cyanosis; bluish-purple discoloration  
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necr/o-   dead tissue   -osis   show necrosis; gray-black discoloration  
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cellul/o-   cell   show inflammation of   cellulitis; infection/inflammation of connective tissues  
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lip/o-   fat   show mass/tumor   lipoma; rounded growth of adipose tissue  
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syn-   together   -dactyly   show syndactyly; skin and tissues between toes/fingers joined  
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melan/o-   black   -oma   mass/tumor   show
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scler/o-   hard   show skin   scleroderma; too many abnormal epidermal cells produced  
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onych/o   fingernail/toenail     show  
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^myc/o-   fungus   -osis   show onychomycosis; fungal infection of nail  
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cry/o-   cold     show  
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show operative procedure   -ery   process   cryosurgery; liquid nitrogen on lesion to freeze and kill it  
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bi/o-   living tissue   show process of viewing   biopsy; remove all/part of skin to send for examination  
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show wrinkle   -ectomy   surgical removal   rhytidectomy; removal of wrinkles  
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