Medical Terminology Simplified

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3–45 Sweat glands that are not associated with hair follicles open to the surface of
the skin through pores, as illustrated in Figure 3–1. These glands are stimulated by
temperature increases or emotional stress and produce perspiration that evaporates
on the surface of the skin and provides a cooling effect.
Sweat, or perspiration, is produced by the ____________________(sweat) glands.

3–46 The CF for sweat is hidr/o. Use -osisto form a word that means
abnormal condition of sweat:__________ / __________

3–47 The term dia/phoresis denotes a condition of profuse or excessive sweating.
The following two terms also refer to sweating.
The term hidr/aden/itis means
hidr:____________________
aden:____________________
-itis:____________________
The term hyper/hidr/osis means
hyper-:____________________, ____________________ ____________________
hidr:____________________
-osis:____________________ ____________________

3–48 Although hidr/oand hydr/osound alike, they have different meanings.

Hidr/orefers to _______________. Hydr/o refers to _______________.

3–49 An/hidr/osis is an abnormal condition characterized by inadequate
perspiration.
When a person suffers from an absence of sweating, you would say the person has a
condition called __________ / __________ / __________.

3–50 The CF myc/orefers to a fungus (plural, fungi). Combine myc/oand -osis
to form a word that means abnormal condition caused by fungi.

__________ / __________

3–51 Dermat/o/myc/osis, a fungal infection of the skin, is caused by dermato-
phytes, yeasts, and other fungi. When you see this term in a medical report, you will
know it refers to a fungal infection of the __________.

3–52 Myc/o/dermat/itis, an inflammation of the skin, is caused by a

____________________.

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Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.


sudoriferous
sū-dŏr-ĬF-ĕr-ŭs

hidr/osis
hī-DRŌ-sĭs

sweat

gland

inflammation

excessive, above normal

sweat

abnormal condition

sweat, water

an/hidr/osis
ăn-hī-DRŌ-sĭs

myc/osis
mī-KŌ-sĭs

skin

fungus
FŬN-gŭs
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