Encephalomalacia
Encephalo- = brain; cerebrum
-malacia = condition of softening
Cerebral softening
Prosopagnosia
Prosop(o)- = face
-a = lack
-gnosia = recognition/knowledge
Inability to recognize faces
Prognathism
Pro- = proceeding
-gnath = jaw
-ism = state (of)
State of a proceeding jaw
Onychocryptosis
Oncyho- = nail
-crypt- = hidden
-osis = (abnormal) condition
Abnormal condition of 「hidden」 nail (ingrown nail)
Tympanoplasty
Tympano- = tympanic membrane; eardrum
-plasty = surgical repair
Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
Nyctalopia
Nyctal- = relating to the light; darkness
-op = eyes; sight
-ia = abnormal condition
Abnormal condition of eyesight at night (difficulty seeing in low light)
Phrenoplegia
Phren(o)- = diaphragm
-plegia = condition of paralysis
Paralysis of the diaphragm
Cystalgia
Cyst- = bladder
-algia = pain
Painful bladder
Exotropia
Exo(tro)- = outside; outer; exterior
-opia = vision condition
Vision condition relating to outside positioning of the eye
Primigravide
Primi- = first
-gravida = pregnant woman
「First pregnant woman」—first-time pregnant woman
Hypoglossal
Hypo- = under; below
-glossal = pertaining to the tongue
Pertaining to below the tongue
Arthrodesis
Arthro- = joint
-desis = to bind
「To bind joint」—immoblization of joint by fusion of adjacent bones
Leukoplakia
Leuko- = white
-plakia = patchy mucous membranes
Thickened white patches on mucous membrane
Episcleritis
Epi- = around
-scler = pertaining to the sclers of the eyes
-itis = inflammation
Inflammation surrounding the sclera
Poliomyelitis
Polio- = gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
-myel = spinal cord (or bone marrow)
-itis = inflammation of gray matter in spinal cord
Dysmasesis
Dys- = problem; abnormal
-masesis = mastication; chewing
Abnormal mastication/chewing
Mydriasis
Mydr- = wide
-iasis = abnormal condition
Abnormal condition of 「wide」 (dilated) pupils
Pheochromocytoma
Pheo- = dusky, dark
-chromo- = color
-cyt- = cell
-oma = tumor
Cellular tumor that is 「dusky」 in color (chromaffin cell tumor)
Stercoral
Sterco(r)- = denoting feces
-al = pertaining to
Pertaining to feces
Microangiopathy
Micro- = microscopic; small
-angio = vasculature; artery
-pathy = disease of
Disease of microvasculature
Thyrotoxicosis
Thyro- = thyroid gland
-toxic- = toxicity; excessive hormone
-osis = abnormal condition
Abnormal condition of excessive (toxic levels) of thyroid hormones