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52 Cards in this Set
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adipose
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fatty, pertaining to fat
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androgen
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an agent tjhat stimulates activity of the accessory male sex organ or stimulates development of male characterisitcs (testerone)
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dorsal
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pertaining to the back or posterior position
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ductule
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a very small duct
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homeostasis
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stable internal environment
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integument
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a covering consisting of epidermis and the dermis or corium
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systematic
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pertaining to the entire body rather individual parts
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skin functions
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protects regualtes body temperatures, transmits signals to the brain about its environment
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layers of the skin
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epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
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glands of the Dermis
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sebaceous Gland, Sudoriferous gland
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suderiferous gland
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sweat gland
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sebaceous gland
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oil gland
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hair shaft
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the visible part of the hair
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hair root
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the part that is embedded in the dermis
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hair follicle
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hair root together with its covering
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alopecia
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baldness; when hair of the scalp is not replaced due to the death of papilla
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causes of alopecia
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thyroid disease, lupis, medications, stress
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lunulla
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white half-moon shaped part of the nail where new growth occurs, nail beds
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lip/o
adip/o steat/o |
fat
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cutane/o
dermat/o derm/o |
skin
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hidr/o
sudor/o |
sweat
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suderesis
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profuse sweating
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aden
adenitis |
gland
inflammation of the gland |
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itchy/o
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dry, scaly
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kerat/o
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horny tissue; hard; cornea
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melan/o
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BLACK
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myc/o
dermatomycosis |
fungus
fungal infection of the skin |
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onych/o
ungu/o |
nail
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onychomalacia
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abnormal softening of the nails
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pil/o
trich/o |
hair
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squamuos
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relating to or cover with scales
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seborrhea
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excessive secretion or discharge of sebum (oil secretion)
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primary skin lesions
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initial reactions to pathologically altered tissue and may be flat or elevated
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secondary skin lesions
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changes that take place in the primary lesion due to infection, scratching, trauma, or various stages of a disease
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basal cell carcinoma
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most common type of skin cancer, blue-eyed, blonde hair/red hair, fair skinned
malignancy of the basal cell layer |
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Squamous cell carcinoma
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fiar-skinned white men over 60 (worked outside- construction) caused by radiation therapy, chronic skin inflammation/irritation, exposure to chemicals
arises of keratinizing epidermal cells (in situ vs invasive) |
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abscess
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some form of infection that is fluid filled
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acne
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inflammatory disease of the sebaceous gland and hair follicles of skin
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carbuncle
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deep seated pyogenic infection of skin usually involving subcutaneous tissues
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cellulitis
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widespread acute of the skin and cells underneath the skin (people with diabetes, bang your leg, bee sting)
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ecchymosis
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bruise
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erythema
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redness of the skin caused by swelling of capillaries
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eczema
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acute/chronic skin inflammation characterized by erythema, itching
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decuitus ulcer
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skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure usually in a person who is bedridden (As a bedosre/ pressure sore)
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scabies
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itch mite, usually gotten form sexually contact
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chloasma
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pigmentary skin discoloration usually occuring in yellowish-brown patches or spots
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eschar
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damaged tissue follwoing a severe burn
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furbuncle
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bacterial infection of a hair follicle or sebaceous gland that produces a pus-filled lesion commonly called a boil
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lentigo
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freckle
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pruritus
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intense itching
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psoriasis
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chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered by thick, dry, silvery, adherent scales that are the result of excessive development of teh basal layer of the epidermis
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keratosis
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thickened area of the epidermis; any horny growth on the skin (Such as a callus or a wart)
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