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113 Cards in this Set
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cutane/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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hindr/o
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sweat
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kerat/o
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hard tissue
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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, ungu/o
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nail
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pachy/o
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thick
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pil/o
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hair
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rhytid/0
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wrinkles
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cutane/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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hindr/o
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sweat
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kerat/o
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hard tissue
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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, ungu/o
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nail
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pachy/o
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thick
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pil/o
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hair
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rhytid/0
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wrinkles
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seb/0
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sebum
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squam/0
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scale
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sud/0
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sweat
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trich/o
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hair
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xer/0
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dry
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epi-
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over, upon
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hypo-
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beneath, below
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intra-
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within
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para-
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around, beside
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per-
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through
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sub-
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under, below
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-itis
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inflammation
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-malacia
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softening
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-ology
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study of
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-oma
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tumor
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhea
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flow, excessive discharge
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-tome
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cutting instrument
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adipose
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fat
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dermatologist
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physician skin specialist
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dermatology
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study of the skin
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epidermal
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on top of the skin, or top layer
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hypodermic
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beneath the skin
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intradermal
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within the skin
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percutaneous
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through the skin
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subcutaneous
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under or below the skin
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abrasion
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scraping away of the skin
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acne
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inflammation of the sebaceous glands
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actinic keratosis
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precancerous skin condition
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albinism
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lack of skin pigmentation
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alopecia
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loss of hair, baldness
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basal cell carcinoma
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cancerous tumor of the basal cell layer
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carbuncle
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cluster of boils
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cicatrix
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scar left by a healed wound
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contusion
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injury discoloration without breaking the skin
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dermatitis
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inflammation of the skin
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diaphoresis
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excessive sweating
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ecchymosis
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bruise
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eczema
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redness, itching, vesicles
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edema
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abnormal swelling
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erythema
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redness
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excoriation
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scratch
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furuncle
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inflamed hair follicle
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herpes simplex
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fever blister
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herpes varicella
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chicken pox
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herpes zoster
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shingles
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impetigo
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contagious pustules
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jaundice
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yellow discoloration of the skin
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Kaposi's sarcoma
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cancerous growth that begins as soft, purple brown papules on the feet
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keloid
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large raised thicken scar
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laceration
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a cut
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lesion
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any damage to tissue caused by trauma or disease
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macule
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small flat discoloration of skin less than 1 cm
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malignant melanoma
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cancerous skin tumor originating from the melanocytes of a mole or freckle
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nevus
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pigmented area at birth, birthmark
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onychomalacia
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softening of the nails
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onychomoycosis
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fungal infection of the nails
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pachyderma
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thickening of the skin
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pallor
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paleness
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papule
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small, solid, raised lesion (pimple)
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pediculosis
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lice infestation
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petechia
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pinpoint bleeding in the skin
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pressure ulcer
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open lesion of the skin caused by constant pressure
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psoriasis
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dry silvery scales covering red lesions
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pruritus
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severe itching
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purpura
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large bruises under the skin associated with hemorrhages into tissue
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pustule
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elevation of the skin containing pus
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scabies
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infestation of the itch mite
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scleroderma
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hardening of the skin
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seborrhea
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excessive discharge of the sebum
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squamous cell carcinoma
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cancer of the squamous or scale-like cells of the skin
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tinea
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fungal infection of skin (ringworm)
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tinea corporis
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fungal infection of the body
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tinea cruris
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fungal infection the groin, jock itch
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tinea pedis
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fungal infection of the foot (athletes foot)
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urticaria
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hives
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verruca
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wart, skin elevation caused by a virus
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vesicle
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a blister, small skin elevation filled with a clear liquid
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vitiligo
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condition with irregular white patches on the skin, caused by lack of pigmentation due to destruction of melanocytes
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wheal
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round itchy elevation of the skin, one hive
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xeroderma
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dry skin
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biopsy
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removal of living tissue for microscopic examination
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cryosurgery
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use of extreme cold to freeze and destroy unwanted tissue
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debridement
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removal of dead or damaged tissue and foreign material from a wound
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dermabrasion
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removal of skin blemishes and wrinkles using mechanical or chemical methods
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dermatome
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instrument for cutting
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dermaplasty
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surgical repair of the skin, skin transplant
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electrodesiccation
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destruction of tissue by burning the tissue with an electric spark
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Mohs surgery
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surgical procedure for malignant skin growths
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rhytidectomy
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removal of wrinkles, face lift
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rhytidoplasty
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surgical repair of wrinkles
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