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epidermis (skin)
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outermost layer of skin; containing keratin
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stratum corneum (skin)
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most superficial layer of four layers called stratum
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basal layer (skin)
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deepest region of epidermis (stratum germinativum or stratum basale); growth layer
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dermis (skin)
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second layer of skin
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epidermis and dermis (skin)
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two layers that make up skin
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subcutaneous tissue or hypodermis (skin)
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connects skin to underlying muscle; contains fat tissue and fibrous connective tissue; not considered a layer of skin
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nails
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keratin plate covering dorsal surface of each finger and toe
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lunula (nails)
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semilunar or half-moon white area at base of nail plate; growth area
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eponychium or cuticle (nails)
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narrow band of epidermis at base and sides of nail
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paro(nails)nychium (nails)
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soft tissue around nail border
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sebaceous glands (glands)
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located in dermal layer; secrete sebum that lubricates skin/hair
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sudoriferous glands (glands)
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sweat glands; originate in dermis
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aden/o (combining form)
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in relationship to a gland
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adip/o (combining form)
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fat
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albin/o (combining form)
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white
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aut/o (combining form)
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self
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bi/o (combining form)
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life
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caus/o (combining form)
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burning sensation
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cauter/o (combining form)
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burn
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crypt/o (combining form)
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hidden
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cutane/o (combining form)
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skin
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cyan/o (combining form)
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blue
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derm/o, dermat/o (combining form)
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skin
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diaphor/o (combining form)
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profuse sweating
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eosin/o (combining form)
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rosy
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erythem/o (combining form)
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red
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erythr/o (combining form)
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red
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heter/o (combining form)
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different
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hidr/o (combining form)
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sweat
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ichthy/o (combining form)
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dry/scaly
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jaund/o (combining form)
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yellow
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kerato/o (combining form)
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hard
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leuk/o (combining form)
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white
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lip/o (combining form)
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fat
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lute/o (combining form)
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yellow
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melan/o (combining form)
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black
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myc/o (combining form)
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fungus
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necr/o (combining form)
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death
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onych/o (combining form)
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nail
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pachy/o (combining form)
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thick
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pht/o (combining form)
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plant
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pil/o (combining form)
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hair
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poli/o (combining form)
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gray matter
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py/o (combining form)
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pus
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rhytid/o (combining form)
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wrinkle
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rube/o (combining form)
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red
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seb/o (combining form)
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sebum/oil
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staphyl/o (combining form)
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clusters
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steat/o (combining form)
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fat
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strept/o (combining form)
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twisted chain
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steat/o (combining form)
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fat
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squam/o (combining form)
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flat/scale-like
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trich/o (combining form)
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hair
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ungu/o (combining form)
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nail
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xanth/o (combining form)
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yellow
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xer/o (combining form)
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dry
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epi- (prefix)
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on/upon
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hyper- (prefix)
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over
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hypo- (prefix)
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under
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intra- (prefix)
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within
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para- (prefix)
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beside
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per- (prefix)
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through
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peri- (prefix)
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surrounding
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sub- (prefix)
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under
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-coccus (suffix)
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spherical bacterium
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-ectomy (suffix)
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removal
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-ia (suffix)
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condition
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-malacia (suffix)
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softening
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-opsy (suffix)
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view of
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-plasty (suffix)
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surgical repair
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-rrhea (suffix)
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discharge
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-tome (suffix)
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an instrument to cut
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-tomy (suffix)
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to cut
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bx (medical abbreviation)
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biopsy
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ca (medical abbreviation)
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cancer
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derm (medical abbreviation)
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dermatology
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I&D (medical abbreviation)
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incision and drainage
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subcu, subq, SC, SQ (medical abbreviation)
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subcutaneous
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PPD (medical abbreviation)
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tuberculin skin test
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absence (medical term)
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without
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adipose (medical term)
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fatty
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albinism (medical term)
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lack of color pigment
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allograft (medical term)
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homograft, same species graft
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alopecia (medical term)
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condition in which hair falls out
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anhidrosis (medical term)
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deficiency of sweat
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autograft (medical term)
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from patient's own body
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avulsion (medical term)
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ripping or tearing away of part either surgically or accidentally
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biopsy (medical term)
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removal of a small piece of living tissue for diagnostic purposes
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causalgia (medical term)
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burning pain
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debridement (medical term)
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cleansing of or removal of dead tissue from a wound
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delayed flap (medical term)
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pedicle of skin with blood supply that is separated from origin over time
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dermabrasion (medical term)
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planing of skin by means of sander, brush, or sandpaper
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dermatologist (medical term)
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physician who treats conditions of skin
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dermatoplasty (medical term)
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surgical repair of skin
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electrocautery (medical term)
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cauterization by means of heated instrument
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epidermolysis (medical term)
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loosening of epidermis
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epidermomycosis (medical term)
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superficial fungal infection
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epithelium (medical term)
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surface covering of internal and external organs of body
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erythema (medical term)
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redness of skin
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escharotomy (medical term)
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surgical incision into necrotic (dead) tissue
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fissure (medical term)
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cleft or groove
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free full-thickness graft (medical term)
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graft of epidermis and dermis that is completely removed from donor area.
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furuncle (medical term)
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nodule in skin caused by staphylococci entering through hair follicle
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hematoma (medical term)
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a localized collection of blood, usually result of a break in a blood vessel
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hemograft (medical term)
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allograft same species graft
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ichthyosis (medical term)
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skin disorder characterized by scaling
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incise (medical term)
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to cut into
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island pedicle flap (medical term)
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contains a single artery and vein that remains attached to origin temporarily or permanently
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leukoderma (medical term)
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depigmentation of skin
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leukoplakia (medical term)
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white patch on mucous membrane
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lipocyte (medical term)
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fat cell
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lipoma (medical term)
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fatty tumor
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melanin (medical term)
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dark pigment of skin
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melanoma (medical term)
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tumor of epidermis, malignant and black in color
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Mohs' surgery or Mohs' micrographic surgery (medical term)
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removal of skin cancer in layers by a surgeon who also acts as a pathologist during surgery
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muscle flap (medical term)
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transfer of mucous from origin to recipient site
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neurovascular flap (medical term)
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contains artery, vein, and nerve
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pedicle (medical term)
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growth attached with a stem
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pilosebaceous (medical term)
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pertains to hair follicles and sebaceous glands
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sebaceous gland (medical term)
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secretes sebum
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seborrhea (medical term)
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excess sebum secretion
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sebum (medical term)
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oily substance
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split-thickness graft (medical term)
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all epidermis and some of dermis
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steatoma (medical term)
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fat mass in sebaceous gland
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stratified (medical term)
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layered
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stratum (strata)
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layer
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subungual (medical term)
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beneath nail
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xanthoma (medical term)
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tumor composed of cells containing lipid material, yellow in color
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xenograft (medical term)
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different species graft
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xeroderma (medical term)
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dry, discolored, scaly skin
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