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144 Cards in this Set
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Adip/o
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Fat
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Myc/o
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Fungus
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Albin/o
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White
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Onych/o
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Nail
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Bi/o
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Life
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Pil/o
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Hair
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Carcin/o
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Cancer; Cancerous
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Py/o
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Pus
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Cutane/o
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Skin
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Seb/o
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Sebum
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Derm/o
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Skin
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Sebace/o
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Sebum
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Dermat/o
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Skin
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Squam/o
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Scale
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Erythem/o
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Redness; Flushed
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Steat/o
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Fat; Sebum
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Erythemat/o
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Redness; Flushed
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Therm/o
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Heat
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Hidr/o
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Sweat
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Trich/o
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Hair
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Ichthy/o
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Dry; Scaly
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Ungul/o
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Hoof
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Kerat/o
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Horny; Hard; Cornea
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Ungu/o
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Nail
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Lip/o
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Fat
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Xer/o
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Dry
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Melan/o
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Black
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epi-
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above; upon; on
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meta-
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change; beyond
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intra-
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within; into
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par-
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other than; abnormal
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hyper-
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increased; excessive; above
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sub-
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under; below
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hypo-
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deficient; below; under; less than normal
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-al; -ous
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pertaining to
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-lysis
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destruction; breakdown; separation
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-cyte
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cell
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-oma
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tumor; mass;collection of fluid
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-derma
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skin
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-opsy
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to view; view of
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-ectomy
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removal; excision; resection
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-ose
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pertaining to; full of; sugar
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-ema
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condition
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-ia
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condition
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-ism
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process; condition
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-rrhea
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flow; discharge
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-ist
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specialist
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CA
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Cancer
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-itis
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inflammation
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Derm
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Skin
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-logy
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study of
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DLE
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Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
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LE
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Lupus Erythematosus
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FAD
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Flea Allergy Dermatitis
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FNA
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Fine Needle Aspirate
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SLE
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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ID
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Intradermal
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SC
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Subcutaneous
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SQ
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Subcutaneous
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Sub Q
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Subcutaneous
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Basal layer |
Deepest layer of epidermis-where new cells are produced |
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Collagen |
Structural protein found in the dermis of the skin |
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Dermis |
True layer of skin containi g blood supply & nerves |
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Epidermis |
Outermost layer of skin |
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Epithelium |
Layers of cells covering outer and inner body surfaces aka epithelial tissue |
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Hair follicle |
Sac in the dermis where hair grows |
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Integumentary system |
The skin, hair, nails, and glands, collectively |
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Keratin |
Hard protein found in the hair, claws, horns, antlers, and epidermis |
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Melanin |
Pigment that gives skin color |
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Melanocytes |
Cells in the epidermis that produce melanin |
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Pore |
Small opening on surface of the skin |
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Sebaceous glands |
Oil-secreting gland of the dermis associated with hair follicles |
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Sebum |
Oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands |
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Squamous epthelium |
Flat, scale-like cells of the epidermis |
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Subcutaneous tissue |
Deep, fatty layer of the skin |
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Ungulates |
Hooved animals |
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Abrasion |
Wound caused by scarping of skin or mucous membranes |
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Abscess |
Localized collection of pus |
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Acne |
Collection of comedones, or blackheads, caused by plugged sebaceous glands |
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Albino/albinism |
Congenital absence of pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes |
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Alopecia |
Absence of hair in areas where it normally grows |
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Atopy |
Hypersensitivity reaction characterized by pruritus and dermatitis aka allergic dermatitis |
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Biopsy |
Removal of tissue for microscopic examination |
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Bulla (plural bullae) |
Fluid-filled skin elevation; commonly called a blister or vesicle |
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Burn |
I jury to tissue caused by contact with heat, electricity, chemicals, or radiation |
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Carcinoma |
Malignant tumor arising from epithelial tissue |
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Comedo (plural comedones) |
Blackheads, plug of keratin and sebum within opening of hair follicle |
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Contusion |
A bruise-injury to tissue without breaking skin-characterized by pain, swelling, and tenderness due to broken blood vessels |
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Crust |
Collection of dried exudate, usually sebum on surface of skin |
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Cryosurgery |
Use of cold temperatures to destroy tissue |
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Culture |
Procedure to grow microbes in certain types of media |
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Cyst |
Thick-walled sac containing fluid or semisolid material |
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Debridement |
Removal of contaminated tissue or foreign material to expose healthy tissue, to aid healing |
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Decubitus ulcers |
Bedsores-pressure sores caused by lying in one position over an extended period of time |
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Degloving |
Injury in which the skin is separated from its underlying structures-typically seen in HBC traumas. |
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Ecchymosis (plural ecchymoses) |
Bluish-black mark on the skin |
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Erythema |
Widespread redness on the skin. |
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Eczema |
Any superficial inflammation characterized by erythema, pruritus, and oozing blisters that form scabs |
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Epidermolysis |
Loosening of the epidermis leading to formation of large blisters |
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Fine needle aspirate (FNA) |
Collection of fluid or cells for lab exam, used on masses for dx |
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Fissure |
Deep crack in skin |
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Fistula |
Abnormal tube-like passageway that can occur anywhere on body. Usually caused by parasites or foreign bodies |
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Flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) |
Inflammation of skin due to hypersensitivity to flea saliva |
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Fly strike |
small bites on the ear tips on dogs from adult flies; in ruminants an infestation of maggots on an area of skin covered in urine or feces |
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Frostbite |
Tissue damage due to exposure to extreme cold
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Gangrene |
Death of body tissue (necrosis) associated with loss of blood supply |
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Granuloma
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Mass of granulation tissue due to chronic inflammatory process |
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Hidrosis |
Sweating |
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Hyperkeratosis |
Excessive growth of the horny layer (stratum corneum) of the dermis |
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Infestation |
Establishment of a parasite in or on a host |
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Laceration |
wound caused by tearing (example: stab wound or surgical incision) |
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Lance |
To cut or incise with a sharp instrument |
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Lesion |
Abnormal change in tissue (ex. sores, wounds, tumors) |
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Lupus erythematosus |
Gen. term for disease that body makes antibodies against its own good cells & tissues & causes redness on surface of skin; an autoimmune disease. |
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Macule |
Flat, discolored lesion on skin; aka macula (ex: freckles) |
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Mange |
infestion of mites - 2 types: Demodex and Sarcoptes |
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Melanoma |
malignant tumor of the skin |
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Metastasis |
to spread beyond control; spread of tumor to secondary location |
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Nodule |
a small; rounded mass |
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Onycholysis |
separation of the nail or claw from the nail bed |
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Pallor |
paleness of skin or mucous membranes |
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Papilloma |
benign epithelial growth found on skin or mucous membranes aka skin tag |
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Papule |
Small solid elevated skin lesion less than a cm in diameter |
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Paronychia |
inflammation of the tissue surrounding the nail or claws |
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Perechia (plural: petechiae) |
small pinpoint hemorrhages |
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Piloerection |
condition where hair stands straight up |
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Polyp |
mushroom-like growth protruding from mucous membranes - when attached by a stalk it is termed pedunculated polyp |
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Pruritus |
Itching |
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Prupura |
condition of hemorrhaging into skin creating a bruise |
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Purulent |
containing pus |
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Pus |
collection of white blood cells usually with neutrophils and debris with fluid |
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Pustule |
pus-filled lesion on skin |
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Scar |
mark left on skin after healing |
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Sebaceous cyst |
benign cyst containing sebum aka steatoma |
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Seborrhea |
excessive production of sebum |
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Shedding |
condition of hair coat falling out |
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Skin scrape |
scaping of skin for lab exam |
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Trichobezoar |
hairball |
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Ulcer |
erosion of skin or mucous membranes |
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Urticaria |
Red, raised patches on skin commonly called hives |
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Verruca (plural: verrucae) |
Wart; skin growth caused by a virus |
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Wheal |
localized area of swelling that itches |
