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30 Cards in this Set
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Adipose |
Pertaining to the fat |
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Albinism |
Condition of no pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes (white skin) |
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Alopecia |
Absence of hair from areas where hair normally grows |
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Anhidrosis |
Condition of lack of sweat |
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Causalgia |
Intense burning sensation in the skin due to nerve damage |
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Collagen |
Structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue |
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Cuticle |
Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate |
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Dermatophytosis |
Abnormal condition of fungus infection of the skin |
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Dermatoplasty |
Surgical repair of the skin |
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Diaphoresis |
Condition of profuse sweating |
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Epidermolysis |
Loosening of the skin |
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Erythema |
Condition of redness of the skin (flushing) |
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Ichthyosis |
Abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin (fish like) |
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Keratin |
Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair and nails |
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Leukoplaskia |
Condition of white plaques on the skin/mucosa membranes |
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Lipoma |
Benign tumor (mass) of fat |
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Lunula |
The half-moon shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail |
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Melanoma |
Malignant tumor of melancytes |
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Mycosis |
Any disease caused by fungus |
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Onycholysis |
Separation of the nail plate from the nail bed in fungal infections or after trauma |
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Paronychia |
Condition of inflammation and swelling (infection) of the tissue around the nail |
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Pilosebaceous |
Pertaining to a sebaceous gland and hair |
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Pyoderma |
Condition of pus (infection) in the skin |
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Rhytidectomy |
The removal of wrinkles |
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Seborrhea |
Disturbance of the sebaceous glands marked by an increase in the flow of sebum |
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Sebum |
The oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands |
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Steatoma |
Fatty mass arising from sebaceous glands (sebaceous cyst) |
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Stratified |
Arranged in layers |
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Subungual |
Pertaining to under the nail |
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Xeroderma |
Abnormal condition of dry, rough skin |
