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dermatologist
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one who studies skin
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ichthyoids
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resembling fish
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onycholysis
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rupture of the nail (separation from nail bed)
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dysplasia
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abnormal development of tissue, bone, cells, etc.
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hyperkeratosis
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hardening of the epidermis, hair, or nails
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leukotrichia
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whitening of the hair
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mycology
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study of fungal conditions
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epidermal
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outer, protective layer of the skin
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lipoma
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benign tumor of fat tissue
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subcutaneous
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connective tissue and adipose layer under the dermis
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anhidrosis
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absence of perspiration
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histopathology
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study of diseases of the tissue (skin)
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paronychia
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inflammation of the nail fold
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adiposis
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of or relating to fat
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squamous
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covered with or relating to scales
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erythrodermatitis
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red inflammation of the skin
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desquamation
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to peel of the skin in scales
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histotoxic
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poisonous to tissues
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melanocyte
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cell that produces melanin
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xerosis
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abnormal dryness of eye or skin
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purpuric
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pertaining to a purple color
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seborrhea
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successive/abnormal discharge from sebaceous glands
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xanthoma
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yellow tumor containing lipid deposits
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asteatosis
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diminished or arrested action of the sebaceous glands
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melanoma
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black tumor
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subdermic
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pertaining to below the skin
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fat
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steat/o
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black
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melan/o
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fungus
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myc/o
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erythroangioma
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bright-red, round blood vessel tumor??
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histotrophic
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tissue nourishment/development
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nail
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onych/o
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red
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erythr/o
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hair
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trich/o
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dry
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xer/o
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oil
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seb/o
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pediculosis capitis
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head lice
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cicatrix
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scar
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seborrheic dermatitis
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cradle cap
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urticaria
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hives
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verruca
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wart
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nevus
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mole
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furuncle
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boil
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comedo
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blackhead
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ecchymosis
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black and blue mark
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pediculosis pubic
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crabs
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leukoderma
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white skin
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xanthoderma
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yellow skin
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xenoderma
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dry skin
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erythroderma
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red skin
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scleroderma
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hard skin
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Rubella
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German Measles
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Varicella
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chickenpox
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Rubeola
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14 day measles
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vesicle
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fluid-filled sac - blister less than 0.5 cm
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pustule
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pus-filled sac
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papule
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solid mass on skin less than 0.5 cm
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bulla
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large blister
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nodule
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solid mass greater than 1 cm that extends into the epidermis
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wheal
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area of localized skin edema, such as a hive
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macule
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tiny, flat discolored spot on the skin, up to 1 cm in diameter
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tumor
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solid mass greater than 1-2 cm
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patch
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flat, discolored area on the skin larger than 1 cm diameter
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plaque
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solid mass greater than 1 cm limited to the skin's surface
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Bx
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biopsy
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BCC
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basal cell carcinoma
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HSV-2
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herpes simplex virus type 2 - sexually transmitted ulcer-like lesions (causes cold sores)
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C&S
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culture and sensitivity
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SLE
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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scabis
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mites
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cryosurgery
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freezing treatment
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telangiectasia
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spider angioma (blood vessel lesion)
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tinea
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group of fungal skin diseases
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actinic keratoses
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solar keratoses
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radiation therapy
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cancer treatment
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petechia
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spot (minute hemorrhagic spot) - small purpura
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homograft
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human to human donor transfer
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laser
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light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
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chemosurgery
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chemical peel
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electrosurgery
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electrocautery, electrodesiccation, fulguration
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dermatitis
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eczema
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pl. keratosis
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keratoses
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pl. bulla
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bullae
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pl. nevus
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nevi
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pl. macula
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maculae
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ecchymosis
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ecchymoses
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heterograft
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xenograft
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squamous layer
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outer layer of the epidermis, stratum corneum
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basal layers
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stratus germinativum of the epidermis
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epidermis
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think cellular outer layer of the skin
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dermis
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dense, fibrous connective tissue layer of the skin (corium)
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subcutaneous tissue
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oil glands in the skin
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