Lom - Chapter 16 - Skin

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ALBINO

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person with skin deficient in pigment (melanin)

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APOCRINE SWEAT GLAND

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large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla & genital areas. Body odor.

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BASAL LAYER

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deepest region of the epidermis; it gives rise to all the epidermal cells

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COLLAGEN

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structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue

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CUTICLE

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band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate

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DERMIS

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middle layer of the skin

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ECCRINE SWEAT GLAND

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most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin

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EPIDERMIS

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outermost layer of the skin

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EPITHELIUM

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layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

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HAIR FOLLICLE

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sac within which each hair grows

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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

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the skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails

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KERATIN

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hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails. Keratin means horn and found in animal horns.

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LIPOCYTE

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a fat cell

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LUNULA

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the half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail

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MELANIN

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major skin pigment. formed by melanocytes in the epidermis.

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PARONYCHIUM

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soft tissue surrounding the nail border

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PORE

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tiny opening on the surface of the skin

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SEBACEOUS GLAND

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oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles

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SEBUM

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oily subtance secreted by sebaceous glands

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SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM

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flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis

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STRATIFIED

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arranged in layers

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STRATUM (plural; STRATA)

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a layer of cells

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STRATUM CORNEUM

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outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized (horny) cells

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SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER

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innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue

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ADIP/O

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fat

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ALBIN/O

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white

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CAUS/O

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burn, burning

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CAUTER/O

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heat, burn

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CUTANE/O

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skin

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DERM/O
DERMAT/O

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skin

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DIAPHOR/O

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profuse sweating

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ERYTHEM/O
ERYTHEMAT/O

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redness

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HIDR/O

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sweat

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ICHTHY/O

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scaly, dry (fish-like)

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KERAT/O

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hard, horny tissue

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LEUK/O

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white

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LIP/O

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fat

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MELAN/O

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black

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MYC/O

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fungus

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ONYCH/O

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nail

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PHYT/O

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plant

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PIL/O

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hair

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PY/O

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pus

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RHYTID/O

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wrinkle

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SEB/O

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sebum

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SQUAM/O

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scale-like

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STEAT/O

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fat

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TRICH/O

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hair

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UNGU/O

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nail

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XANTH/O

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yellow

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XER/O

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dry

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CRUST

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collection of dried serum & cellular debris

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CYST

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thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material

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EROSION

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wearing away of loss of epidermis

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FISSURE

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groove or crack-like sore

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MACULE

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discolored (often reddened) flat lesion

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NODULE

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solid, round or oval elevated lesion more than 1 cm in diameter

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PAPULE

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small (less than 1 cm in diameter), solid elevation of the skin

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POLYP

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benign growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane

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PUSTULE

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small elevation of the skin containing pus

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ULCER

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open sore on the skin or mucous membranes within the body

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VESICLE

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small collection of clear fluid (serum); blister

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WHEAL

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smooth, slightly elevated, edematous (swollen) area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

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ALOPECIA

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absence of hair from areas where it normally grows

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ECCHYMOSIS (plural: ECCHYMOSES)

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bluish-black mark (bruise) on the skin

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PETECHIA (plural: PETECHIAE)

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small, pinpoint hemorrhage

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PRURITUS

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itching

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URTICARIA (hives)

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acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin

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ACNE

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chronic papular and pustular eruption of the skin with increased production of sebum

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BURNS

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injury to tissues caused by heat contact

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CELLULITIS

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diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, reddness, pain, and swelling

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ECZEMA

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inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular lesions

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EXANTHEMATOUS VIRAL DISEASES

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rash (exanthema) of the skin due to a viral infection

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GANGRENE

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death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply

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IMPETIGO

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bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and crusted-over lesions

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PSORIASIS

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chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red plaques covered by silvery gray scales

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SCABIES

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a contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus

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SCLERODERMA

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a chronic progressive disease of the skin with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue

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SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE)

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chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in the skin, of joints, and of internal organs

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TINEA

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infection of the skin caused by a fungus

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VITILIGO

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loss of pigment (depigmentation) in areas of the skin (milk-white patches)

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CALLUS

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increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or friction

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KELOID

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hypertrophied, thickened scar that occurs after trauma or surgical incision

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KERATOSIS

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thickened and reddened area of the epidermis, usually associated with aging or skin damage

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LEUKOPLAKIA

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white, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek

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NEVUS (plural: NEVI)

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pigmented lesion of the skin

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VERRUCA

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epidermal growth (wart) caused by a virus

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BASAL CELL CARCINOMA

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malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis

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SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

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malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells of the epidermis

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MALIGNANT MELANOMA

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cancerous growth composed of melanocytes.

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KAPOSI SARCOMA

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malignant, vascular, neoplastic growth characterized by cutaneous nodules

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BACTERIAL ANALYSES

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samples of skin are sent to a laboratory to detect presence of microorganisms

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FUNGAL TESTS

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scrapings from skin lesions, hair specimens, or nail clippings are sent to a lab for culture and microscopic exam

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CRYOSURGERY

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use of subfreezing temperature via liquid nitrogen application to destroy tissue

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CURETTAGE

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use of a sharp dermal curette to scrape away a skin lesion

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ELECTRODESICCATION

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tissue is destroyed by burning with an electric spark

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MOHS SURGERY

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thin layers of a malignant growth are removed, & each is examined under a microscope

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SKIN BIOPSY

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suspected malignant skin lesions are removed and sent to the pathology lab for microscopic exam

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SKIN TEST

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reaction of the body to a substance by observing the results of injecting the substance intradermally or applying it topically to skin