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20 Cards in this Set
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bulla |
large blister or cluster of blister |
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cicatrix |
scar mostly inside a wound or tissue |
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crust |
dried blood or cus on the skin |
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ecchymosis |
a black or blue mark or bruise |
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erosion |
a shallow part of the skin worn away due to friction or pressure |
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excoriation |
a scratch that may be covered with dry blood |
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fissure |
crack on skin's surface |
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keloid |
an overgrowth of scar tissue |
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macule |
flat skin discoloration (mole, freckle) |
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nodule |
pimple mark or small node |
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papule |
elevated mass similar to but smaller than nodule |
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petechiae |
pinpoint skin hemorrhage result from bleeding disorder |
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plaque |
a small flat scaly area of skin |
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purpura |
purple-red bruises usually due to clotting abnormalities |
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scales |
thin plaques of epithelial tissues on skin surface |
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pustule |
elevated (infected) lesion with pus |
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tumor |
swelling of abnormal tissue growth |
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ulcer |
wound from tissue loss |
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vesicle |
blister |
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wheal |
hive |
