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142 Cards in this Set
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albino
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person with skin deficient in pigment (melanin)
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apocrine sweat gland
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one of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas. It secretes sweat that, in action with bacteria, is responsible for human body odor
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basal layer
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the deepest region of the epidermis; it gives rise to all the epidermal cells
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collagen
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structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue
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cuticle
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band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate
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dermis
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middle layer of the skin: also called corium
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epidermis
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outermost layer of the skin
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epithelium
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layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body
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hair follicle
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sac within which each hair grows
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integumentary system
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the skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails
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keratin
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hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails. Keratin means born and is commonly found in the horns of animals.
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lipocyte
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A fat cell
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lunula
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the half-moon-shaped, white area at the base of a nail.
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melanin
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major pigment that gives the skin color. T is formed by melanocytes in the epidermis
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paronychium
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soft tissue surrounding the nail border
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pore
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tiny opening on the surface of the skin
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sebaceous gland
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oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles
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sebum
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oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands
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squamous epithelium
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flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis
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stratified
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arranged in layers
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stratum (plural: strata)
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A layer (of cells)
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stratum corneum
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the outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized (horny) cells
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subcutaneous tissue
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the innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue
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adip/o
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fat (see lip/o and steat/o
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albin/o
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white
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caus/o
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causalgia
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albin/o
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white/albisism
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anthrac/o
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black (as coal)/ anthracosis
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chlor/o
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green/chlorophyll
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cirrh/o
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tawny yellow / cirrhosis
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cyan/o
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blue/ cyanosis
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eosin/o
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rosy/eosinophil
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erythr/o
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red/ erythrocyte
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juand/o
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yellow/jaundice
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leuko/o
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white/leukoderma
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lute/o
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yellow/corpus luteum
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melan/o
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black/ melanocyte
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poli/o
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gray/poliomyelitis
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xanth/o
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yellow/xanthoma
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cauter/o
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heat, burn
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cutane/o
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skin (see derm/o)
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derm/o
dermat/o |
skin
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diaphor/o
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profuse sweating (see hidr/o)
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erthem/o
erythemat/o |
erythema
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hidr/o
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sweat
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ichty/o
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scaly, dry
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electrocautery
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a needle or blade used during surgery to burn through tissue.
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dermatoplasty
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skin is transplanted to a body surface damaged by disease or injury
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dermabrasion
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abrasion means a scraping away
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epidermolysis
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loosening of the epidermis with the development of large blisters;occurs after injury
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erythema
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flushing;widespread redness of the skin
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ichtyosis
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hereditary condition in which the skin is dry, rough, and scaly because of a defect in keratinization
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kerat/o
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hard, horny tissue
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leuk/o
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white
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plakia
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means white
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lip/o
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fat
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melan/o
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black
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melanoma
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this is a malignant skin tumor
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myc/o
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fungus (fungi include yeasts, molds, and mushrooms)
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onych/o
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nail (see ungu/o)
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unycholysis
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separation of the nail plate fromt he nail bed in fungal infections or after trauma
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onychomycosis
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fungal infection of the nails, which become white, opaque, thick, and brittle
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par
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near or beside
paronychia is the inflammation and swelling of the soft tissue around the nail and is associated with torn cuticles or ingrown nails |
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pyt/o
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plant
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dermatophytosis
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examples are fungal infections of the hands and feet
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pil/o
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hair (see trich/o), hair follicle
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philosebaceous
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sebace/o means a gland that secretes sebum
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rhytid/o
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wrinkle
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rhytidectomy
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reconstructive plastic surgery to remove wrinkle ans signs of aging skin; also called rhytidoplasty or face lift
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seb/o
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sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)
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seborrhea
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excessive secretion from sebaceous glands. Seborrheic dermatitis is commonly known as dandruff
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squam/o
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scale-like
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squamous epithelium
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cells are flat and scale-like; pavement epithelium
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steat/o
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fat
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steatoma
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a cystic collection of sebum (fatty material) that forms in a sebaceous gland and can become infected; sebaceous cyst
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trich/o
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hair
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ungu/o
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nail
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santh/o
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yello
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xanthoma
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nodules develop under the skin owing to excess lipid deposits.
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xer/o
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dry
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xeroderma
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-derma means skin. This is a mild form if ichtyosis
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-derma
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skin
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pyoderma
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impetigo is a purulent skin diseas (pyoderma)
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crust
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collection of dried serum and cellular debris
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cyst
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thick*walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material
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erosion
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wearing away or loss of epidermis
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fissure
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groove or crack-like sore
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macule
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discolored (often reddened) flat lesions
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nodule
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solid, elevated lesions more than 1 cm in diameter
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papule
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small (less than 1 cm in diameter), solid elevation of the skin
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pimples
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examples of papules.
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polyp
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mushroom-like growth wctending on a stalk from the surface of mucous membrance
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pustule
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small elevation of the skin containing pus
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ulcer
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open sore on the skin or mucous membrane
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vesicle
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small collection of clear fluid (serum); blister
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wheal
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smooth, slightly elevated, edematous (swollen) area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
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alopecia
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absence of hair from areas where it normally grows
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ecchymosis (plural:
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bluish-black mark (macule) on the skin: black-and blue mark
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petechia (plural: petechiae)
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a small, pinpoint hemorrhage
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pruritus
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itching
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purpura
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merging ecchymoses and petechiae over any part of the body
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urticaria (hives)
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acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin
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acne
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papular and pustular eruption of the skin
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burns
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injury to tissues caused by heat contact
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cellulitis
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diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling
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eczema
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inflammatory skin disease with erthematous, papulovesicular lesions
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exanthematous viral diseases
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rash (exanthem) of the skin due to a viral infection
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gangrene
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death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply
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impetigo
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bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and crusted-over lesions
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psoriasis
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chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itch, scally, red plaques covered by silvery gray scales
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scabies
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a contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intese pruritus
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scleroderma
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a chronic progressive disease of the skin with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue
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systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
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chronic inflammatory disease of collagen in the skin, of joints, and of internal organs
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tinea
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infection of the skin caused by a fungus
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vitiligo
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loss of pigment (depigmentation) in areas of the skin (milk-white patches)
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callus
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increased growth of cells in thekeratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or friction
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keloid
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hypertrophied, thickened scar that occurs after trauma or surgical incision
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keratosis
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thickened area of the epidermis
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leukoplakia
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whit, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek
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nevus (plural: nevi)
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pigmented lesion of the skin
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verruca
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epidermal growth caused by a virus (wart)
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basal cell carcinoma
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malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis
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kaposi sarcoma
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malignant, vascular, neoplastic growth characterized by cutaneous nodules. Frequently on the lower extremities
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malignant melanoma
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cancerous growth composed of melanocytes
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squamous cell carcinoma
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malignant tumor of the squamous epithelias cells of the epidermis
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bacterial analyses
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samples of skin are sent to a laboratory to detect presence of microorganisms
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purulent
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(pus-filled) material or exudate
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fungal tests
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scrapings from skin lesions, hair specimens, or nail clippings are sent to a laboratory for culture and microscopic examination
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cryosurgery
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use of subfreezing temperature via liquid nitrogen application to destroy tissue
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curettage
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use of a sharp dermal curet (curette) to scrape away a skin lesion
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electrodesiccation
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tisue is destroyed by burning with an electric spark
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mobs surgery
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thins layers of a milignant growth are removed, and each is examined under a microscope
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skin biopsy
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suspected malignant skin lesions are removed and sent to the pathology laboratory for microscopic examination
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skin test
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the reaction of the body to a substance by observing the results of injecting the substance intradermally or applying it topically to the skin
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ABCD
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asymmetry (of shape), border (irregularity), color(variation with one lesion), diameter (greater than 6 mm); characteristics associated with skin cancer
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bx
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biopsy
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Derm.
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dermatology
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DLE
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discoid lupus erythematosus
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PPD
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purified protein derivative: skin test for tuberculosis
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PUVA
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psoralen-ultraviolet. A light therapy (treatment for psoriasis)
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SLE
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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subcut
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subcutaneous
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