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90 Cards in this Set
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alopecia
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(baldness) hair loss
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annular
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circular shape to skin lesion
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bulla
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elivated cavity containing free fluid larger than 1 cm diameter
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confluent
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skin lesions that run together
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crust
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thick, dried-out exudate left on skin when vesicles/pustules burst or dry up
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cyanosis
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dusky blue color to skin or mucous membranes due to increased amount of unoxygenated hemoglobin
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erosion
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scooped out, shallow depression in skin
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erythema
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intense redness of skin due to exces blood in dilated superficial capillaries, as in fever or inflammation
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excoriation
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self-inflicted abrasion on skin due to scratching
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fissure
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linear crack in skin extending to dermis
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furuncle
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(boil) suppurative inflammatory skin lesion due to infected hair follicle
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hemangiom
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skin lesion do to benign proliferation of blood vessels in the dermis
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iris
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target-shaped skin lesion
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jaundice
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yellow color to skin, palate, and sclera due to excess bilirubin in the blood
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keloid
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hypertrophic scar, elevated beyond site of original injury
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lichenification
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tightly packed set of papules that thickens the skin, from prolonged intense scratching
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lipoma
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benign fatty tumor
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maceration
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softening of tissue by soaking
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macule
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flat skin lesion with only a color change
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nevus
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(mole) circumscribed skin lesion due to excess melanocytes
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nodule
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elevated skin lesion, > 1 cm diameter
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pallor
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excessively pale, whitish-pink color to lightly pigmented skin
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papule
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palpable skin lesion of < 1 cm diameter
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placque
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skin lesion in which papules coalesce or come together
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pruritus
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itching
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purpura
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red-purple skin lesion due to blood in tissues from breaks in blood vessels
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pustule
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elevated cavity containing thick turbid fluid
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scale
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compact dessicated flakes of skin from shedding of dead skin cells
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telangiectasia
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skin lesion due to permanently enlarged and dilated blood vessels that are visible
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ulcer
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sloughing of necrotic inflammatory tissue that causes deep depression in skin, extending into dermis
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vesicle
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elevated cavity containing free fluid up to 1 cm diameter
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wheal
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raised skin lesion due to interstitial fluid
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zosteriform
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linear shape of skin lesion along a nerve route
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vellus hair
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fine, faint hair covering most of the body
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terminal hair
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darker thicker hair that grows on the scalp and eyebrows, and after puberty, on the axillae, pubic area, and face and chest in male
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sebacious glands
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produce a protective lipid substance (sebum) that lubricates skin and hair; secreted through hair follicles; everywhere except palms and soles; most abundant in scalp, forehead, face, and chin
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eccrine glands
-product -location |
produce sweat to reduce body temperature; open directly onto skin surface; widely distributed through the body
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appocrine glands
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produce thick, milky secretion and open into hair follicles; located mainly in axillae, anogenital area, nipples, and navel
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lanugo
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fine downy hair of the newborn infant
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vernix caseosa
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thick, cheesy substance made up of sebum and shed epithelial cells present at birth
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cradle cap
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scaly crusted scalp occurs with seborrheic dermatitis
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linea negra
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increased pigment in midline of the abdomen of a pregnant female
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striae gravidarum
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stretch marks resulting from pregnancy
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senile purpura
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dark red discolored areas in aging adults, produced by minor trauma
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pseudofolliculitis
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"razor bumps" or "ingrown hairs" caused by shaving to closely
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melasma
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"mask of pregnancy," a patchy tan to dark brown discoloration of the face; found among blacks
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hypopigmentation
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loss of pigmentation
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hyperpigmentation
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increase in color
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seborrhea
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excessive secretion of sebum; oily skin
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xerosis
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dryness, especially of the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes
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hirsutism
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shaggy or excessive hair
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vitiligo
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the complete absence of melanin pigment in patchy areas of white or light skin on the face, neck, hands, feet, body folds and around orifices; an acquired condition
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mnemonic for dangerous abnormal characteristics of pigmented lesions
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A (asymmetry),
B (border irregularity), C (color variation), D (diameter > 6 mm), E (elevation and enlargment) |
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petechiae
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tiny punctate hemorrhages, 1 to 3 mm, round and discrete, dark red, purple or brown in color; caused by bleeding from superifical capillaries; will not blanch
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ecchymosis
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bruising; the passage of blood from ruptured blood vessels into subcutaneous tissue, marked by a purple discoloration of the skin
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diaphoresis
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profuse perspiration
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edema
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fluid accumulating in the intercellular spaces
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mobility (skin)
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the skin's ease of rising
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turgor (skin)
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the skin's ability to return to place promptly when released
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hematoma
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a bruise you can feel; it elevates the skin an is seen as swelling
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cherry (senile) angiomas
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small (1-5 mm), smooth, slightly raised bright red dots that commonly appear on the trunk in all adults over 30 y.o.
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lesions
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traumatic or pathological changes in previouslynormal structures
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primary lesion
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a lesion that develops on previously unaltered skin
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secondary lesion
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a lesion that changes over time because of a factor such as scratching or infection
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blanching
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a decrease in in the normal underlying red tones of the skin produced by stretching the area between your thumb and index finger
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leukonychia striata
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normal, white hairline linear markings from trauma or picking at the cuticle
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mongolian spot
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a blue-black to purple macular area at the sacrum or buttocks, sometimes on the abdomen thighs, shoulders, or arms; found in black, Asian, American Indian, and Hispanic newborns
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café au lait spot
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a large round or oval patch of light broun pigmentation, which is usually present at birth
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harlequin color change
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occurs when the baby is in a side-lying position; the lower half of the body turns red and the upper half blanches with a disting demarcation line down the midline
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erythema toxicum
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a common rash that appears in the first 3 to 4 days of life, consisting of tiny, punctate, red macules and papules on the cheeks, trunk, chest, back, and buttocks; no treatment needed
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acrocyanosis
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a bluish color around the lips, hands, fingernails, feet, and toenails of a newborn that lasts for a few hours and disappears without warning
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cutis marmorata
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(in infants) a transient mottling of the trunk and extremities in response to cooler room temperatures
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physiological jaundice
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yellowing of the skin sclera, and mucous membranes that develops after the 3rd or 4th day of life because of the increased numbers of red blood cells that hemolyze after birth
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carotenemia
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a yellow-orange color in light-skinned persons (but no yellowing in sclera) from ingesting large amounts of food containing carotene
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milia
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tiny white papules on the cheeks, forehead, and across the nose and chin of a newborn, caused by sebum that occludes the opening of the follicles
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vascular spiders
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lesions (occuring in pregnancy) having tiny red centers with radiating pranches and occuring on the face, neck, upper chest, and arms
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senile lentigines
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liver spots; smal flat brown macules appearing in the aging adult
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keratoses
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raised, thickened arease of pigmentation that look crusty, scaly, and warty
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closed comedones
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blackheads
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seborrheic keratoses
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dark, greasy, "stuck on" lesions that develop mostly on the trunk, face, and hands; do not become cancerous
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actinic (senile or solar) keratosis
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red-tan scaly placues that increase over the years to become raised and roughened; occur only on sun-exposed surfaces, and are premalignant
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acrochordons
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skin tags
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polycyclic
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annular lesions grow together
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tumor
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lesion that is larger than a few cm in diameter, firm or soft, deeper into dermis; may be benign or malignant
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uticaria
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hives; wheals coalesce to form extnsive reaction, intensely pruritic
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cyst
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encapsulated fluid-filled cavity in dermis or subcutaneous layer, tensly elevating skin
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contusion
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bruise; a large patch of capillary bleeding into tissues; does not blanch
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port-wine staine
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a large, flat, dark red, bluish, or purplish macular patch covering the scalp or face, frequently along the distribution of cranial nerve V
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strawberry mark
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a raised red bright area with well-defined borders about 2 to 3 cm in diameter
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cavernous hemangioma
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a reddish-blue, irregularly shaped solid and spongy mass of blood vessels
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