3. Dermat/o Dermatitis
◦ Refers to the skin ◦ (der-mah-TYE-tis)
◦ Inflammation of the skin
Dermatosis
◦ (der-mah-TOH-sis)
◦ Abnormal condition of
skin
Dermatoplasty
◦ (DER-mah-toh-plas-tee)
◦ Surgical repair of the skin
Dermat/o
4. Melan/o Melanoma
◦ Means black ◦ (meh-LAN-oh-mah)
◦ Black tumor
Melanocyte
◦ (meh-Lan-oh-sight)
◦ Black cell
Melan/o
5. -derma Leukoderma
◦ Means skin ◦ (loo-koh-DER-mah)
◦ White skin
Ichthyoderma
◦ (ick-thee-oh-DER-mah)
◦ Scaly and dry skin
Erythroderma
◦ (eh-rith-roh-DER-mah)
◦ Red skin
-derma
6. Onych/o Onychomalacia
◦ Refers to nail ◦ (on-ih-koh-mah-LAY-she-ah)
◦ Softening of nails
Onychia
◦ (oh-NICK-ee-ah)
◦ Infected nail bed
Onychectomy
◦ (on-ee-KECK-toh-mee)
◦ Removal of a nail
Onych/o