Root Word
gland
aden/o
cutane/o
skin
-opsy
view of; viewing
dry
xer/o
intra-
within; into
eating; swallowing
-phagia
burn; burning; heat
caus/o or cauter/o
hidr/o
sweat
-ism
process; condition
ungu/o
nail
self
auto-
-esis
action; condition; state of
dry; scaly
ichthy/o
kerat/o
hard, horn-shaped tissue
surgical removal; excision
-ectomy
psor/o
itching
near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormally
para-
flow; excessive discharge
rrhea
yellow
jaund/o
erythro/o
red
tumor; mass
-oma
hair; hair follicle
pil/o
through
per-
scale
squam/o
hidden
crypt/o
profuse sweating
diaphor/o
full of; pertaining to; sugar
-ose
wrinkle
rhytid/o
out; away from
e-, ex-
pus
py/o