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78 Cards in this Set
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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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lesion
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an area of pathologically altered tissue
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macule
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a flat, discolored spot on the skin
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patch
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a flat, discolored area on the skin
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papule
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a solid mass on the skin
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plaque
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a solid mass on the surface of the skin
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nodule
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a solid mass extending deeper into the epidermis
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wheal
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an area of localized skin edema (swelling)
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vesicle
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an elevated, fluid-filled sac within or under the epidermis
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bulla
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a large blister
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pustule
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a pus-filled sac
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ecchymosis
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bruise
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nevus
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birthmark
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dysplastic nevus
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a mole with precancerous changes
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verruca
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an epidermal tumor, also a wart
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keloid
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an abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue
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alopecia
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baldness
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comedo
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a blackhead
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eruption
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appearance of a skin lesion
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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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rash
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a general term for skin eruption
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skin pigmentation
depigmentation hypopigmentatin hyperpigmentation |
skin color due to the presence of melanin
loss of melanin pigment in the skin ares of skin lacking color due to deficient amounts of melanin darkened ares of skin caused by excessive amounts of melanin |
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suppuration
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production of purulent matter (pus)
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urticaria
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hives; an eruption of wheals on the skin accompanied by itch
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xeroderma
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dry skin
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acne
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inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin
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albinism
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a hereditary condition characterized by a partial or total lack of melanin pigment
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dermatitis
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inflammation of teh skin
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verruca
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a wart
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keloid
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an abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue
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alopecia
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baldness
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comedo
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a blackhead
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eruption
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appearance of a skin lesion
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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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rash
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a general term for skin eruption
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suppuration
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production of purulent matter(pus)
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urticaria
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hives; an eruption of wheals on the skin accompanied by itch
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xeroderma
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dry skin
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acne
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inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin
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albinism
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a hereditary condition characterized by a partial or total lack of melanin pigment
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dermatitis
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inflammation of the skin
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dermatosis
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any disorder of the skin
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exanthematous
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eruption of the skin cause by a viral disease
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rubella
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reddish; German measles
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rubeola
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reddish; 14 day measles
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varicella
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chicken pox
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eczema
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to boil out, kind of like dermatitis
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furuncle
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boil
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carbuncle
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skin infection consisting of clusters of furuncles
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abscess
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collection of pus
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gangrene
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an eating sore; death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply
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impetigo
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highly contagious, bacterial skin inflammation
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malignant cutaneous neoplams
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skin cancer
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onychia
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inflammation of the fingernail or toenail
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paronychia
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inflammation of nail fold
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pediculosis capitis
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head lice
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pediculosis pubis
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crabs
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antihistamine
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a drug that blocks the effects of histamine in the body
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antipruritic
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a drug that relieves itching
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antispetic
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an agent that inhibits the growth of infectious microorganisms
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