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13 Cards in this Set
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Abrasion
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A scraping or rubbing away of the skin or mucous membrane as a result of friction to the area.
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Abscess
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A localized collection of pus in any part of the body.
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Bedsore/Pressure Ulcer/Decubitus Ulcer
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An inflmmation, sore or ulcer in the skin over a bony prominence of the body, resulting from loss of blood supply and oxygen to the area due to prolonged pressure on the body part.
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Blister/Vesicle
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A small, thin-walled, skin lesion containing clear fluid.
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Bulla
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A large blister.
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Carbuncle
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A circumscribed inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues that contains pus, which eventually discharges to the skin surface.
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Comedo
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Typical lesion of acne vulgaris, caused by accumulation of keratin and sebum within the opening of a hair follicle.closed-whitehead/open-blackhead
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Cyst
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A closed sac or pouch in or within the skin that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material.
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Fistula
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An abnormal passageway between 2 tubular organs or from an organ to the body surface.
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Furuncle/Boil
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A localized pus-producing infection originating deep in a hair follicle.
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Hives/Wheal/Urticaria
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A circumscribed slightly elevated lesion of the skin that is paler in the center than its surrounding edges.
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Laceration
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A tear in the skin.
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Polyp
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A small, stalklike growth that portrudes upward or outward from a mucuous membrane surface, resembling a mushroom stalk.
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