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26 Cards in this Set
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Skin discolorization caused by blood collecting under the skin following blunt trauma to the skin... a bruise
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ecchymosis
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redness of flushing of the skin
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erythema
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benign tumor of dilated blood vessels
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hemangioma
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excessive hair growth over the body
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hirsutism
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redness of the skin due to increased blood flow
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hyperemia
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skin condition with an overgrowth and thickening fo the epidermis
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keratosis
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skin blemish, birthmark, or mole
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nevus
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infestation with lice
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pediculosis
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pinpoint purple or red spots from minute hemorrhages under the skin
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petechiae
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small tumor with a pedicle or stem attachment
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polyp
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severe itching
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pruritus
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hemorrhages into the skin due to fragile blood vessels
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purpura
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contaning or producing pus
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purulent, suppurative
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contagious skin disease caused by and egg-laying mite, causes redness and severe itching
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scabies
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also called hives; a skin eruption of pale reddish wheals with severe itching
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uticaria
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commonly called warts; a benign growth caused by a virus
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verruca
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disappearance of pigment from teh skin patches, causing a milk-white apperarance
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vitiligo
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a diffuse, acute infection and inflammation of the skin
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cellulitis
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seperficial dermatitis of unknown cause accompanied by papules, vesicles, and crusting
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eczema
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a bacterial infectionof the skin with pustules that rupture and become crusted over
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impetigo
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skin condition in which blisters form in the skin and mucous membranes
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pemphigus vulgaris
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chronic inflammatory condition consisting of crusty papules froming patches with circular borders
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psoriasis
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chronic disease of the connective tissure that injures the skin, joints, kidneys, nervous system, and muccous membranes
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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fungal skin disease resulting in itching, scalin lesions
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tinea
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removal of superficial skin lesions with a curette of scraper
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curettage
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to destroy tissue with an electric current
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electrocautery
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