Combining Forms
Prefixes
Abbreviations
Pathology
100

Cyan/o

What is blue?

100

Sub-

What is under?


100

Derm

What is dermatology?

100

Dermatology

What is the study of skin?

200

Chem/o

What is chemical?

200
Anti-

What is against?

200

BCC

What is basal cell carcinoma?

200

Fungal skin disease resulting in itching, scaling lesions

What is tinea?

300

Carcin/o

What is cancer?

300

Intra

What is withim?

300

FS

What is frozen section?

300

A higly infectious bacterial infection of the skin

What is impetigo?

400

Cyt/o

What is to cut?

400

Para-

What is beside?

400

I & D

What is incision and drainage?

400

What is blue tint to the skin caused by deoxygenated blood?

What is cyanosis?

500

Angi/o

What is vessle?

500

Hyper-

What is excessive?

500

ID

What is intradermal?
500

What is redness of skin due to increase of blood flow?

What is hyperemia?