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17 Cards in this Set
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Skin wound caused by scraping?
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Abrasion
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Collection of pus from a local infection?
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Abscess
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Loss or lack of scalp hair/baldness?
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Alopecia
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Local uneven surface of the skin caused by fat usually in thighs/buttocks?
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Cellulite
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A scar?
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Cicatrix
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Elevated lesion formed from the buildup of sebum/keratin;also called a pimple?
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Comedo
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Injury to the skin causing discoloration/swelling without breaking the skin;called a bruise?
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Contusion
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Closed sac or pouch containing fluid?
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Cyst
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An abnormal yellow coloring of the skin;also called xanthoderma?
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Jaundice
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Purple-red discoloration caused from hemorrhage into the skin?
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Purpura
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A small circumscribed skin elevation that contains pus?
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Pustule
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An eroded lesion of the skin/mucus membrane?
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Ulcer
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Skin eruption usually caused by an allergic reaction to food,infection,injury,also called hives?
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Urticaria
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A small circumscribed elevation caused by a virus;also called wart?
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Verruca
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A small elevation of the epidermis that contains fluid; also called blister?
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Vesicle
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Temp,itchy elevation of the skin, with a white center & red perimeter;called welt?
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Wheal
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An elevated lesion formed from the buildup of sebum and keratin;called a pimple?
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Comedo
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