Roots
This means skin
What is derm/a?
It means without
What is an?
This suffix means pertaining to
What is ic or al?
This is the part that you cut
What is the free edge?
The layer of the skin that gets sunburned
What is the epidermis?
This means dark or black
What is melan/o?
It mean under or below
What is hypo?
This means condition
What is osis?
This is the part of the nail that you can see
What is the nail plate?
This middle skin layer
What is the dermis?
This root means oil
What is seb/o?
This means light
What is photo?
This suffix means tumor
What is oma?
The nail sits or lies down on this part
What is the nail bed?
What are the sudoriferous glands?
This means nail
What is onych/o?
This means within
What is intra?
This means specialist
What is the suffix ist?
It is the half moon that appears white at the base of your nail
What is the lunula?
Another name for the oil glands
What are the sebaceous glands?
This means fungus
What is myc/o?
What is scler?
This suffix means view of
What is opsy?
This is the layer of dead skin that seals the nail at the proximal end
What is the cuticle?
The fat in our skin is called this
What is adipose tissue?