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epidermis
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thin outer layer of the skin
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dermis
corium |
dense, fibrous connective tissue layer of the skin
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subcutaneous layer
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connective and adipose tissue layer just under the dermis
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adip/o
lip/o steat/o |
fat
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derm/o
dermat/o cutane/o |
skin
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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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hist/o
histi/o |
tissue
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kerat/o
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hard
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leuk/o
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white
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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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onych/o
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nail
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plas/o
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formation
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purpur/o
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purple
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seb/o
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sebum (oil)
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squam/o
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scale
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trich/o
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hair
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xer/o
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dry
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xanth/o
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yellow
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epithelium
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cells covering external and internal surfaces of the body
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squamous cell layer
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flat, scalelike epithelial cells comprising the outermost epidermis
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basal layer
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deepest layer of epidermis
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melanocyte
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cell in the basal layer that gives color to the skin
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melanin
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dark brown to black pigment contained in melanocytes
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dermis
corium |
dense, fibrous connective tissue layer of the skin
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sebaceous glands
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oil glands in the skin
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sebum
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oily substance secreted by teh sebaceous glands
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sudoriferous glands
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sweat glands
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subcutaneous layer
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connective and adipose tissue layer just under the dermis
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collagen
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protein substance in skin and connective tissue
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hair
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outgrowth of the skin composed of keratin
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nail
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outgrowth of the skin at the end of each finger and toe, composed of keratin
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keratin
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hard protein material found in the peidermis, hair, and nails
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lesion
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an area of pathologically altered tissue
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primary lesions
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lesions arising from perviouly normal skin
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macule
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a flat, discolored spot on the skin up to 1 cm across (freckle)
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patch
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a flat, discolored area on the skin larger than 1 cm (vitiligo)
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papule
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a solid mass on the skin up to 0.5 cm in diameter (mole)
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plaque
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a solid mass greater than 1 cm in diameter, limited to the surface of the skin
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nodule
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a solid mass greater than 1 cm, extending deeper into the epidermis
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tumor
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solid mass larger than 1-2 cm
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wheal
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an area of localized skin edema (hive)
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vesicle
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little bladder; an elevated, fluid-filled sac within or under the epidermis up to 0.5 cm in diamater (fever blister)
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bulla
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a blister larger than 0.5 cm (second degree burn)
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pustule
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a pus-filled sac
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ulcer
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an open sore on the skin that can bleed (decubitus ulcer)
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excoriation
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a scratch mark
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fissure
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a linear crack in the skin
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scale
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a thin flake of exfoliated epidermis (dandruff)
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crust
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dried residue of serum, pus, or blood on the skin
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keloid
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an abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue that is thick and irregular
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telangiectasia
spider angioma |
a tiny, red blood vessel lesion formed by the dilation of a group of blood vessels
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petechia
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spot; reddish-brown
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ecchymosis
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bruise; a black and blue mark
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nevus
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birthmark, mole
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verruca
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wart
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alopecia
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"fox mange", baldness
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comedo
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a blackhead caused by a plug of sebum
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erythema
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redness of skin
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pruritus
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severe itching
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urticaria
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hives
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xeroderma
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dry skin
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rubella
varicella |
german measles
chicken pox |
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eczema
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to boil out, inflammation of papules and vesicles that crust and scale
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furuncle
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boil
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herpes zoster
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shingles
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impetigo
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highly contagious, bacterial skin inflammation marked by pustules that rupture and become crusted, most often around the mout hadn nostrils
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actinic keratoses
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thickening of teh skin caused by excesssive exposure to the sunlight
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lupus
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a chronic autoimmune disease
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onychia
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inflammation of the nail
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paronychia
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inflammation of nail fold
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pediculosis capitis
pediculosis pubis |
head lice
crabs |
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psoriasis
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silver-gray scales
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tinea
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ringworm, athlete's foot
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