Medical Terminology Simplified

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