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30 Cards in this Set
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primary lesions
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lesions arising from previously normal skin
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macule/macula
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a flat, discolored spot on the skin up to 1cm across
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patch
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flat, discolored area bigger than 1cm
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papule
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solid mass up to .5 cm in diameter
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plaque
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solid mass greater than 1cm in diameter on skin surface
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nodule
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solid mass greater than 1cm that goes past epidermis
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tumor
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solid mass larger than 1-2cm
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wheal
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area or localized skin edema
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vesicle
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small bladder within/under skin
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bulla
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blister larger than .5cm
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pustule
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pus filled sac
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secondary lesion
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lesion resulting from primary
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erosion
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gnawed away, loss of superficial epidermis
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ulcer
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open sore on skin - bleeds and scars
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excoriation
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scratch mark
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fissure
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linear crack in skin
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scale
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thin flake of dead/dry skin
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crust
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dried residue of serum
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vascular lesions
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lesions of a blood vessel
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cherry angioma
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small, round, bright red blood vessel tumor on skin - trunk of elderly
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telangiectasia/spider angioma
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face/neck/chest red blood vessel
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purpuric lesions
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resulting from hemorrhages
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petechia
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reddish/brown spot indicate bleeding tendency
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ecchymosis
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bruise
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cicatrix of the skin
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mark of healing wound
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keloid
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abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue
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epidermal tumors
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skin tumors
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nevus
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mole
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dysplastic nevus
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mole w/ precancerous changes
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verruca
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wart
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