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57 Cards in this Set
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Macule
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change in epidermis color, without elevation or depression
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Papule
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solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid, varying size from a pinhead to 1 cm
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Fissure
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crack like sore
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Nodule
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small solid collection of tissue
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Wheal
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raised, itchy area of skin that is almost always an overt sign of allergy
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Pustule
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small elevation of the skin containing purulent material
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Vesicle
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small, clear, fluid filled blisters less than 10 mm in diameter
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Cryosurgery
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use of cold to remove skin lesions
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Curettage
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scraping of lesion
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Debridement
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removal of dead tissue
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Dermabrasion
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scraping the epidermis using a wire brush
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Chemabrasion
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the use of chemical on the skin to treat acne, also called a chemical peel
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Microdermabrasion
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using aluminum oxide to remove old skin
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Electrocautery
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use of electrical device to destroy tissue by burning
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Fulguration
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using electrical device to remove skin lesions
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Liposuction
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surgical procedure to remove excessive adipose tissue
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Rhytidectomy
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removal of wrinkles; face lift
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Exfoliate
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shedding of dead skin
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Cauterization
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the burning of tissue to either close wounds or stop bleeding, or to remove part of the body
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Frozen section
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procedure is a pathological laboratory procedure to perform rapid microscopic analysis of a specimen
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Xenograft
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bone and soft tissue grafts taken from animals, typically pigs and cows
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Allografts
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bone and soft tissue grafts taken from human cadavers
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Necrosis
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condition of death
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Subungual
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under the nails
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Dermatome
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instrument to cut skin
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Extravasation
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seeping of blood into surrounding tissue
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Anaphylaxis
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life threatening, extreme allergic disorder
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Purulent
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containing pus
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Suppurative
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formation or discharge of pus
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Subcutaneous
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under the skin
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Hypodermic
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under the skin
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Dermatosis
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noninflammatory skin disease
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Lipoma
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fatty tumor
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Leiomyoma
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tumor of smooth muscle
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Erythroderma
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exfoliative dermatitis
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Onychectomy
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removal of nails
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Pachyoderma
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thick skin
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Paronychia
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inflammation around nails
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Petechiae
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small, tiny, pin point hemorrhages under skin
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Polydactyly
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more than the normal amount of fingers/ toes
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Pruritis
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severe itching responding to Benadryl as treatment
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Psoriasis
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chronic dermatosis with itchy, scaly, red patches covered by grey scale due to overproduction of epithelial cells, autoimmune
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PUVA
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treatment of psoriasis; psoralen drug and ultraviolet A light
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Purpura
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large purple patches on skin, merging bruises
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Rash
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any skin lesion with pink to red color
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Rubella
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German measles caused by Rubella virus
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Schizotrichia
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split ends
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Scleroderma
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autoimmune disorder where skin and internal organs harden due to excessive collagen
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SLE (lupus)
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autoimmune disorder causing deterioration of collagen in skin and connective tissue
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Striae
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stretch marks in skin as result of small tears as skin stretches
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Syndactyly
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fused fingers and toes
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Trichomycosis
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fungal condition of hair
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Urticaria
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acute allergic reaction with re wheals (hives)
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Varicella
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chicken pox virus
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Verrucae
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a wart, which is a viral infection
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Vitiligo
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depigmentation in areas of skin
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Xeroderma
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dry skin
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