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Dermatology |
Study of the skin |
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Epidermis |
Top layer of the skin |
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Dermis |
2nd layer of skin |
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What do the nerves of the dermis detect |
Fine pressure,deep pressure, temperature, and pain |
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Hidro |
Sweat glands |
A gland in the dermis |
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Sebaceous glands |
Secrete oil to moisturize skin and hair |
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Desquamation |
To remove the scales from a fish or peeling skin |
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Ichthyo- |
Scaliness |
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Kerato- |
Hardness |
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Pachyo- |
Thickness |
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Xero- |
Dryness |
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Rhytido- |
Wrinkled appearance |
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Leuko- |
Whiteness |
Color of the skin |
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Erythro- |
Redness |
Color of the skin |
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Xantho- |
Yellowness |
Color of the skin |
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Melano- |
Blackness |
Color of the skin |
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Crypt- |
Hidden |
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Alopecia |
Hair loss |
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Hypertrichosis |
Too much hair |
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Abrasion |
Away, scrape |
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Anhidrosis |
Lack of sweating |
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Comedo |
A hair follicle that is plug with sebum ( blackhead, Whitehead) |
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Cyanidrosis |
Blue sweat |
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Centrifugal |
Outward |
How a rash spreads |
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Centripetal |
Outside inward |
How a rash spreads |
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Papules |
Small bumps under one centimeter |
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Nodules |
Bumps Bigger than one centimeter |
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Macule, macula |
Small, flat discolored area |
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Patch (vitiligo) |
Larger, flat discolored area |
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Papule |
A small solid Mass |
Pimple |
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Tumor |
A larger solid Mass |
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Vesicle |
A smaller blister |
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Bulla |
A larger blister |
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Pustule |
A pus-filled blisters |
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Abscess |
A localized collection of pus in the body |
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Erosion |
Loss of skin |
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Ulcer |
A sore |
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Excoration |
Scratch |
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Fissure |
A crack in the skin |
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Cherry angioma |
A small blood vessel tumor |
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Cicatrix |
Scar |
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Keloid |
Overgrowth of scar tissue |
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Keratosis |
Horny tissue condition |
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Onychia |
A nail condition |
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Onychocryptosis |
An ingrown nail |
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Onycholysis |
The loss of a nail |
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Onychomalacia |
Abnormal softening of a nail |
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Onychopathy |
Nail disease |
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PatchyDerma |
Tough skin |
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Steat/o |
Fat |
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dermatodynia |
Pain in the skin |
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dermatolysis |
Loose skin |
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erythroderma |
Redskin |
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hemathidrosis |
Sweating blood |
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hyperhidrosis |
Excessive sweating |
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hypohidrosis |
Diminished sweating |
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macerate |
To soften skin |
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onychophagia |
Biting nails |
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pruritus |
An itch |
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sebopoiesis |
Formation of oil |
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seborrhea |
Discharge of oil |
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trichomegaly |
Abnormally thick hair |
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xerosis |
Condition of dryness |
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decubitus ulcer |
Bed sores |
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dermatosis |
Skin condition |
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dermopathy |
Skin disease |
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ABCDE |
Asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
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AK |
Actinic keratosis |
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Bx |
Biopsy |
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C&S |
Culture and sensitivity |
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Decup |
Decubitus ulcer |
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Derm |
Dermatology |
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EAHF |
Eczema, asthma, hay fever |
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FS |
Frozen section |
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ID |
Intradermal |
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SC, SQ, subcut |
Subcutaneous |
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SCC |
Squamous cell carcinoma |
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TD |
Transdermal |
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XP |
Xeroderma Pigmentosa |
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