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73 Cards in this Set
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androgen
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generic term for an agent that stimulates development of male characteristics
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ductule
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very small duct
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scrotum
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pouch of skin in the male that contains testicles
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adipo
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fat
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lipo
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fat
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steato
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skin
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cutaneo
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skin
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demato
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skin
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dermo
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skin
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hidro
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sweat
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sudoro
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sweat
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ichthyo
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dry, scaly
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kerato
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horny tissue; hard; cornea
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melano
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black
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myco
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fungus
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onycho
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nail
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unguo
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nail
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pilo
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hair
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tricho
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hair
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sclero
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hardening; sclera
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sebo
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sebum, sebaceous
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sqaumo
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scale
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xeno
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foreign, strange
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xero
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dry
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-cyte
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cell
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-derma
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skin
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grade I
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tumor cells well differentiated
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grade II
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tumor cells moderately differentiated
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grade III
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tumor cells poorly differentiated
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grade IV
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tumor cells very poorly differentiated
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stage I
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tumor in defined location
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stage II
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tumor locally invading
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stage III
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lymph node involvement
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stage IV
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metastasis
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Bowen disease
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form of intraepidermal carcinoma characterized by red-brown scaly of crusted lesions that resemble a patch of psoriasis
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cellulitis
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diffuse (widespread) acute infection of the skin & sub-Q tissue
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chloasma
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pigmentary skin discoloration usually occurring in yellowish brown patches of spots
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comedo
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typical small skin lesion of acne
a.k.a a whitehead |
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erythema
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redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries
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eschar
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damaged tissue following a severe burn
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impetigo
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bacterial skin infection w/isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture
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keratosis
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thickened area of the epidermis or any horny growth on skin like a callus or wart
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lentigo
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small brown macules, especially on the face and arms, usually brought on by sun exposure in middle age
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pediculosis
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infestation with lice
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pressure ulcer
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skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure from lying in one position (bedsores)
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pruritus
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intense itching
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psoriasis
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chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered by thick, dry, silvery, adherent scales caused by excessive development of the basal layer of the epidermis
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purpura
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any of several bleeding disorders characterized by hemorrhage into the tissues
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scabies
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contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite
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tinea
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fungal skin infection (ringworm)
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verruca
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warts (epidermal growth caused by a virus)
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vitiligo
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localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches
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ST
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skin test (for allergens)
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intradermal ST
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sub-Q injection of small amounts of extracts of suspected allergens
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patch ST
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topical application of allergen
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scratch/prick ST
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places allergen on lightly scratched skin area
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chemical peel
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chemical removal of the outer layers of the skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses
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debridement
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removal of necrotized tissue from a wound by surgical excision, enzymes or chemical agents
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dermabrasion
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rubbing using wire brushes or sandpaper to mechanically scrape away the epidermis
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fulguration
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tissue destruction by means of high-frequency electric current
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cryosurgery
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use of subfreezing temp to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue
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allograft
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transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person
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autograft
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transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same person
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synthetic skin graft
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transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers arranged in a lattice pattern
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xenograft
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transplantation from a foreign donor and transferred to a human
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keratolytics
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destroy and soften the outer layer of skin to that it is sloughed off or shed
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protectives
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lotions and vaseline
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BCC
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basal cell carcinoma
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CA
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cancer, chronological age, cardiac arrest
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decub
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decubitis (ulcer)
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IMP
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impression/diagnosis
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ung
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ointment
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XP, XDP
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xeroderma pigmentosum
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