derm/o, dermat/o

• dermatitisdermat·itis

  1. Rootderm/oskin
  2. +Suffix-itisinflammation

  inflammation of the skin

• dermatologydermato·logy

  1. Rootderm/oskin
  2. +Suffix-logystudy of

  the branch of medicine dealing with the skin, hair and nails and their diseases

• intradermalintra·derm·al

  1. Prefixintra-within, inside
  2. +Rootderm/oskin
  3. +Suffix-alpertaining to

  within the layers of the skin, or injected into the skin, as in a tuberculin skin test

• epidermalepi·derm·al

  1. Prefixepi-on, upon, over
  2. +Rootderm/oskin
  3. +Suffix-alpertaining to

  relating to or arising from the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin

• dermatomycosisdermato·myc·osis

  1. Rootderm/oskin
  2. +Rootmyc/ofungus
  3. +Suffix-osisabnormal condition

  a superficial fungal infection of the skin

• ectodermecto·derm

  1. Prefixecto-outside, outer
  2. +Rootderm/oskin

  the outermost of the three germ layers of an embryo, which gives rise to the skin and nervous tissue

• mesodermmeso·derm

  1. Prefixmeso-middle
  2. +Rootderm/oskin

  the middle of the three germ layers of an embryo, which gives rise to bone, muscle, connective tissue and the dermis

• dermatologistdermato·logist

  1. Rootderm/oskin
  2. +Suffix-logistspecialist in the study of

  a doctor who specializes in diseases of the skin

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

• 3.2 Word Components Related to the Integumentary System – Medical Terminology 2e
• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean

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