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18 Cards in this Set
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Disease-related death of tissue?
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Necrosis
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Ingrown Nail?
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Onychocryptosis
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Softening of the nails?
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Onychomalacia
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Fungal infection of the nails?
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Onychomycosis
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Abnormal behavior of nail biting/eating?
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Onychophagia
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Abnormal thickening of the skin?
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Pachyderma
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Infection around the nail?
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Paronychia
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Infestation of the hair & skin with lice?
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Pediculosis
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A chronic skin condition that looks like red lesions covered with silvery scales?
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Psoriasis
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Skin eruption caused by the female itch mite, which burrows into the skin to extract blood;this disorder causes mild dermatitis?
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Scabies
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Thickening of the skin caused by swelling/thickening of fibrous connective tissue?
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Scleroderma
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Sebaceous gland hyperactivity, resulting in excessive discharge of sebum?
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Seborrhea
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A skin cancer arising from the epidermis, usually appearing as a firm,red elevation with scales;grow slow,but can spread?
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Squamous cell carcinoma
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Chronic inflammatory disease of connective tissue affecting the skin & many other organs;looks like red patches on the face & joint pain & called lupus?
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Systemic lupus
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A fungal infection of the skin;also called ringworm?
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Tinea
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Fungus on the hair surface?
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Trichomycosis
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A condition in which a loss of pigment-producing cells results in whitish areas of skin?
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Vitiligo
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Abnormally dry skin?
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Xeroderma
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