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194 Cards in this Set
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albin/o
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white
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bi/o
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life
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cry/o
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cold
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cutane/o
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skin
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cyan/o
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blue
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derm/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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diaphor/o
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profuse sweating
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electr/o
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electricity
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erythr/o
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red
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hidr/o
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sweat
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ichthy/o
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scaly, dry
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kerat/o
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hard, horny
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leuk/o
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white
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lip/o
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fat
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fungus
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necr/o
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death
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onych/o
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nails
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pil/o
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hair
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phot/o
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light
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py/o
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pus
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rhytid/o
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wrinkle
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scler/o
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hard
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seb/o
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oil
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trich/o
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hair
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ungu/o
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nail
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vesic/o
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bladder
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xer/o
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dry
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-derma
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skin
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-opsy
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view of
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-tome
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instrument used to cut
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allo-
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other, different
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xeno-
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strange, foreign
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cutaneous membrane
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skin
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integument
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skin
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integumentary system
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skin
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pathogens
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disease-causing organisms
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sebaceous glands
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oil glands
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epidermis
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thin outer membrane
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dermis
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middle fibrous connective tissue layer
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subcutaneous layer
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innermost layer with fatty tissue
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stratified squamous epithelium
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outermost layer of epidermis
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basal layer
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inner later of epidermis
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keratin
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hard protein in dead outer skin cells
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melanocytes
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cells that produce melanin
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melanin
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skin pigment
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corium
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middle layer of skin
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callogen fibers
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binds skin together
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hypodermis
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deepest layer of skin
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lipocytes
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fat cells
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arrector pili
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muscle responsible for 'goose bumps'
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hair root
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Where the hair originates
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hair follicle
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opening in skin for hair to grow out of
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nail bed
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where a nail is connected to the fingertip
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nail root
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where the nail originates from
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free edge
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the exposed edge of the nail
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cuticle
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soft tissue that protects the nail root
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lunula
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light half-moon area at the base of a nail
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sebum
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skin oil
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sudoriferous glands
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sweat glands
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sweat duct
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opening in the skin through which sweat passes
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sweat pore
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outer opening of a sweat duct
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perspiration
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sweat
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apocrine glands
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sweat glands in the underarm and pubic areas that secrete thicker sweat
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subcutaneous
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pertaining to under the skin
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epidermal
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pertaining to on the skin
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hypodermic
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pertaining to under the skin
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intradermal
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pertaining to within the skin
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dermatitis
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inflamation of the skin
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dermatologist
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skin specialist
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dermatosis
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abnormal condition of the skin
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dermatopathy
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skin disease
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dermatoplasty
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surgical repair of the skin
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anhidrosis
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abnormal condition of being without sweat
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hyperhidrosis
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abnormal condition of having excessive sweating
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lipectomy
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removal of fat
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lipoma
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fatty tumor
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melanoma
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black tumor (melanocytes)
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melanocyte
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black cell
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necrosis
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abnormal condition of death
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onychectomy
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removal of a nail
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onychomalacia
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abnormal softening of the nails
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onychophagia
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nail-biting
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pyogenic
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pus forming
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rhytidoplasty
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surgical repair of wrinkles
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seborrhea
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oily discharge
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trichomycosis
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abnormal condition of hair fungus
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hypertrichosis
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abnormal amount of hair
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ungual
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pertaining to the nails
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erythroderma
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red skin
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ichthyoderma
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scaly, dry skin
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leukoderma
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white skin
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pyoderma
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pus sky
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scleroderma
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hard skin
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xeroderma
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dry skin
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abrasion
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scraping away of the skin surface by friction
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cicatrix
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a scar
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comedo
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collection of hardened sebum in a hair follicle, a blackhead
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contusion
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injury caused by a blow
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cyanosis
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bluish tint to the skin, caused by deoxygenated blood
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depigmentation
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loss of normal skin pigment
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dermatology
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the study of the skin
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diaphoresis
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profuse sweating
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eccymosis
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skin discoloration caused by blood collecting under the skin, a bruise
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erythema
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redness or flushing of the skin
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eschar
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a thick layer of dead tissue and tissue fluid that develops over a deep burn area
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hirsutism
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excessive hair growth over the body
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hyperpigmentation
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abnormal amount of pigmentation in the skin
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keloid
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raished and thickened hypertrophic scar after an injury
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keratosis
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any skin condition involving an overgrowth or thickening of the epidermis layer
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lesion
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general term for a wound, injury, or abnormality
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nevus
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pigmented skin blemish, a birthmark or mole
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pallor
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abnormal paleness of the skin
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petichiae
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pinpoint purple or red spots from minute hemorrhages under the skin
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photosensitivity
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condition in which the skin reacts abnormally when exposed to light
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plastic surgery
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surgical specialty involved in repair, reconstruction, or improvement of body structures
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pruritus
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severe itching
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purpura
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hemorrhages into the skin due to fragile blood vessels
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purulent
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containing pus or an infection that is producing pus
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strawberry hemangioma
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a collection of dilated blood vessels causing a red birthmark
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suppurative
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containing or producing pus
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urticaria
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hives
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verruca
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wart
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cyst
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fluid-filled sac under the skin
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fissure
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crack-like lesion in the skin
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laceration
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torn or jagged wound
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macule
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flat, discolored area that is flush with skin surface - a birthmark or freckle
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nodule
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firm, solid mass of cells in the skin larger than .5 cm in diameter
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papule
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small, solid, circular raised spot on the surface of the skin less than .5 cm in diameter
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pustule
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raised spot on the skin containing pus
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ulcer
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open sore or lesion in the skin or mucous membrane
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vesicle
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a blister; small fluid-filled raised spot on the skin
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wheal
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small, round, swollen area of skin
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abscess
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a collection of pus in the skin
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acne
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inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles resulting in papules and pustules
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acne rosacea
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chronic form of acne involving redness, tiny pimples, and broken blood vessels
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acne vulgaris
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common form of acne seen in teenagers
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albinism
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genetic condition in which the body is unable to produce melanin
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basal cell carcinoma
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cancerous tumor on the basal cell layer of the epidermis
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first-degree burn
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burn affecting only the outermost layers of skin
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second-degree burn
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burn affecting deeper layers of the corium, causes blisters
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third-degree burn
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charring of full thickness of skin
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cellulitis
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a diffuse, acute infection and inflammation of the connective tissue found in the skin
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decubitus ulcer
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open sore caused by pressure over bony prominences cutting off the blood flow to the overlying skin; a bedsore
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dry gangrene
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late stages of gangrene in which the affected area becomes mummified
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eczema
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superficial dermatitis of unknown cause, accompanied by redness, vesicles, itching, and crusting
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ichthyosis
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condition in which the skin becomes dry, scaly, and keratinized
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impetigo
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highly infectious bacterial infection of the skin with pustules that rupture and become crusted over
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kaposi's sarcoma
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form of skin cancer frequently seen in AIDS patients, consists of brownish-purple papules
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malignant melanoma
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skin cancer caused by uncontrolled growth of melanocytes
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pediculosis
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infestation with lice
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psoriasis
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chronic inflammatory condition consisting of papules forming 'silvery scale' patches
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rubella
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contagious viral skin infection, commonly called Germal measles
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scabies
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contagious skin disease caused by an egg-laying mite
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sebaceous cyst
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sac under the skin filled with sebum
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squamous cell carcinoma
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cancer of the epidermis layer of skin
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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chronic disease of the connective tissue that injures the skin, joins, kidneys, nervous system, and mucous membranes.
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tinea
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Fungal skin disease resulting in itching, scaling lesions
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tinea capitis
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fungal infection of the scalp; ringworm
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tinea pedis
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fungal infection of the foot; athlete's foot
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varicella
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contagious viral skin infection; chicken pox.
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vitiligo
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disappearance of pigment from the skin, also known as leukoderma
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wet gangrene
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an area of gangrene that becomes secondarily infected by pus-producing bacteria
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alopecia
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absence or loss of hair; baldness
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furuncle
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bacterial infection of a hair follicle; also called a boil
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carbuncle
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furuncle involving several hair follicles
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onychia
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infected nail bed
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paronychia
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infection of the skin fold around a nail
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biopsy
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a piece of tissue is removed and examined
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exfoliative cytology
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scraping cells from tissue then examining them
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frozen section
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a thin piece of tissue is cut from a frozen specimen
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allograft
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skin graft from one person to another, donor is usually a cadaver
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autograft
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skin graft from a person's own body
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dermatome
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instrument for cutting the skin or thin transplants of skin
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dermatoplasty
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skin grafting, transplantation of skin
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heterograft
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skin graft from an animal of another species (usually a pig)
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skin graft
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transfer of skin from a normal area to cover another site
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skin graft
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transfer of skin from a normal area to cover another site
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cauterization
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destruction of tissue by using caustic chemicals, electricity, heat, or cold
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cryosurgery
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the use of extreme cold to freeze and destroy tissue
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curettage
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removal of superficial skin lesions with a curette or scraper
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debridement
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removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue
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electrocautery
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to destry tissue with electricty
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incision and drainage
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to make an opening for the drainage of material such as pus
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chemabrasion
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abrasion using chemicals; a chemical peel
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dermabrasion
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abrasion or rubbing using wire brushes or sandpaper, performed to remove scars and tattoos
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laser therapy
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removal of skin lesions, tattoos and birthmarks using a laser beam
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liposuction
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removal of fat beneath the skin by means of suction
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rhytidectomy
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surgical removal of excess skin to eliminate wrinkles; a facelift
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anesthetics
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applied to the skin to deaden pain
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antipruritics
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applied to reduce severe itching
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antiseptics
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used to kill bacteria in wounds
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corticosteroid cream
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anti-inflammatory cream
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