Disease and Disorders
Prefixes
Suffixes
Medical Terms
Misc. Medial Terms
100

Eczema

noninfectious, inflammatory skin disease with redness, blistera, scabs, and itching. 

100

Rhytid-

Wrinkles

100
-Megaly
What suffix means enlargement ?
100

Inflammation of the skin 

Dermatitis 

100

Hepatomegaly

Enlargement of the liver 

200

superficial skin infection characterized by pustules and caused by either staphylococci or streptococci 

Impetigo

200

Heter-

other

200
-Ectomy
What suffix means removal of ?
200

Dermatoconiosis 

abnormal skin condition caused by dust

200

Onychectomy

Excision of a nail 

300

Scabies

skin infection cause by the itch mite, has papule eruptions that are female burrowing into the outer layer of skin and laying eggs. 

300

coni-

dust

300
path
What suffix mean disease ?
300

Abnormal condition of fungus in hair

trichomycosis

300

Erythroderma

Abnormal redness of the skin 


400
Chronic hardening of the connective tissue of the skin and other body organs

Scleroderma 

400

necro

death

400
-Emia
What suffix mean blood condition ?
400

Erythrocytosis 

increase in number of red blood cells

400

Pertaining to through the skin 

transdermal 

500

Invasion into the skin and hair by lice

pediculosis

500

crypt/o

hidden

500
-ltis
What suffix mean inflammation of ?
500

Surgical Repair using one's own skin 

Dermatoautoplasty 

500

Cytomegalovirus 

Large cell virus, in the herpes family causes disease when immunocompromised.