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epidermis
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top layer of skin (primarily dead skin)
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dermis
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connective tissue layer (living area)
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subcutaneous fatty tissue
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below the skin
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hair root
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point from which your hair grows(living)
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hair shaft
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dead hair cells
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sudoriferous gland
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sweat gland
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sebaceous gland
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oil gland
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lunula
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white area on nail
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melanin
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substance providing skin pigmentation
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alopecia
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abnormal loss or absence of habit
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decubitus ulcer
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bed sore
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Bx
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biopsy
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SC
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subcutaneous
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acne
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inflammatory disease of sebaceous glands
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tinia pedis
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athletes foot
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cutane/o
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skin
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cutaneous
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pertaining to skin
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subcutaneous
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pertaining to below skin
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percutaneous
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pertaining to through skin
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derm/o
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skin
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demalgia, dermodynia
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skin pain
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dermal
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pertaining to skin
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epidermal
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pertaining to above skin
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scleroderma
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pertaining to hard skin
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scler/o-
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hard
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hypodermic
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pertaining to below skin
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xeroderma
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dry skin
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intradermal
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pertaining to within skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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dermatology
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study of skin
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dermatodynia, dermatalgia
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skin pain
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dermatitis
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skin inflammation
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dermatocele
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skin hernia
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dermatolysis
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skin destruction
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dermatoplasty
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surgical repair of skin
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dermatologist
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skin specialist
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kerat/o
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hard/horny tissue
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keratosis
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horny tissue condition
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keratoma
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hard tumor
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keratoderma
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horny skin tissue
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melan/ o
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dark brown/black
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melanocyte
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black cell
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melanoma
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black tumor
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melanocarcinoma
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black cancerous tumor
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melanophagia
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black eating
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myc/o
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fungus
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mycology
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study of fungus
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mycoid
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fungus resembling
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mycosis
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fungus condition
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mycologist
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fungus specialist
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onych/o
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nail
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onychophagia
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nail eating
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onychoma
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nail tumor
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onychomalacia
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nail softening
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onychomycosis
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nail fungus condition
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ungu/o
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nail
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ungual
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nail pertaining to
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subungual
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below nail pertaining to
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periungual
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around nail pertaining to
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trich/o
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hair
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trichology
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study of hair
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trichomegaly
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hair enlargement
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trichomycosis
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hair fungus condition
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trichopathy
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hair disease
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trichophagia
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hair eating
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trichophobia
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hair fear
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trichorrhexis
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hair rupture
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xer/o
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dry
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xeroderma
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dry skin
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xerotocia
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dry labor abnormal condition
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xerostomia
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dry mouth abnormal condition
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seb/o
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oil
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pachy-
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thick
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pachyderma
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thick skin
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pachycephalous
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thick headed
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pachyonychia
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thick nail abnormal condition
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