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47 Cards in this Set
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Alopecia
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Hair loss
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Angioma
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Benign tumors made of blood or lymph vessels
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Cyanosis
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Blue-gray skin color
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Cyst
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A sac which may contain air, fluid or semisolid material
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Dermis
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The layer of skin immediately below the epidermis; it is composed of fibrous CT
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Dehydration
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The clinical consequences of negative fluid balance
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Ecchymosis
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Bruising
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Eczema
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A skin condition characterized by itching, redness and flaking.
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Edema
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Swelling; accumulation of fluids in the extracellular space
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Epidermis
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The thick outer layer of skin
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Erythema
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Redness
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Excoriation
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An abrasion of the skin or the surface of other organs caused by scratching trauma, chemicals or burns
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Fissure
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A groove, division, cleft or split, which can occur naturally or may occur is the skin is exposed to chronic moisture and/or pathogens
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Granulation tissue
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The newly formed vascular and connective tissue produced in the early stages of wound healing
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Jaundice
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Yellow skin resulting from excess bilirubin
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Keratosis
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Thickening of the skin
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Lesion
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1. A circumscribed area of pathologically altered tissue; 2. An injury or wound; 3. A single infected patch in a skin disease
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Nail bed
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The tissue underneath the hard nail
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Nevi (moles)
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Congenital discoloration of a circumscribed area of the skin due to pigmentation
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Petechia
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Tiny red or purple spots caused by localized bleeding under the skin
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Pruritus
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Itching psoriasis, a chronic skin condition characterized by recurring red patches and scales
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Pediculosis
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Lice infestation
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Pustule
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A collection of pus in the epidermis
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Rash
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Alteration of the skin including color, appearance or texture
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Scar
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Fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin
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Seborrhea
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Dandruff
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Spider angioma
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A skin condition characterized by a red center and spreading red veins
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Subcutaneous tissue
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The layer beneath the skin composed of adipose and connective tissue
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Turgor
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Skin elasticity
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Vesicle
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Fluid-filled blisters
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Vitiligo
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Skin condition with loss of pigment
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Warts
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A small, rough tumor caused by viruses
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Wheal
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A raised, itchy area of skin
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Agnosia
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The loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes or smells
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Aphasia
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A language impairment
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Apraxia
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A disorder of motor planning with a neurological basis
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Clonus
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Involuntary muscle contractions that continue after the first contraction
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Comatose
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A prolonged deep state of unconsciousness
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Motor/expressive aphasia
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Damage to Broca's area characterized by the loss of the ability to produce language
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Fasiculation
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Twitching
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Fluent aphasia
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Aphasia caused by neurological damage to Wernicke's area
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Graphesthesia
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The ability to recognize outlines, numbers or symbols written on the skin
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Parkinson's disease
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The chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system caused by decrease dopamine production. Produces movement disorders and changes in cognition and mood
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Point localization
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Spatial accuracy of the sensory system
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Sensory aphasia
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Fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability to understand language
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Retrograde amnesia
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Amnesia where one is unable to recall events that occurred prior to amnesia
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Sterognosis
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The ability to recognize the form of solid objects by touch
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