Prefixes/Suffixes
-logy
What is the study of (suffix)?
derm/o
What is skin?
hematoma
What is a tumor caused by blood accumulating?
biopsy
What is the removal of living tissue for inspection (detects conditions like cancer)?
BCC
What is Basal Cell Carcinoma?
-cyte
onych/o
What is nail
albinism
What is the genetic disorder where the body does not produce enough melanin?
allograft
What is a surgical graft (transplant) from one person to another?
Bx
What is biopsy
xeno-
What is dry?
paronychia
What is pertaining to an infection near the nail?
cryosurgery
What is the use of extremely cold tools (like liquid nitrogen) to destroy abnormal skin cells and tissues?
I&D
What is Incision and Drainage?
per-
What is by or through (prefix)?
sarc/o
ichthyosis
What is the abnormal condition of dry or scaly skin?
rhytidectomy
What is the surgical removal of excess skin to eliminate wrinkles (face lift)?
SJS
What is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?
-rrhea
What is flow or discharge (suffix)?
prurit/o
What is itching?
hirsutism
What is the excessive growth of hair on the body, especially in women?
blepharoplasty
What is the surgical procedure to reduce the upper and lower eyelids (lid lift)?
MRSA
What is methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus?