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47 Cards in this Set
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adip/o
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fat
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albin/o
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white
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caus/o
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burn, burning
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cauter/o
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heat, burn
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cutane/o
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skin
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derm/o, dermat/o
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skin
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diaphor/o
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profuse sweating
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erythem/o, erythemat/o
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redness
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hidr/o
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sweat
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ichthy/o
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scaly, dry (fish-like)
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kerat/o
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hard, horny tissue
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leuk/o
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white
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lip/o
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fat
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fungus (fungi include yeasts, molds, and mushrooms)
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onych/o
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nail
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phyt/o
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plant
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pil/o
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hair, hair follicle
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rhytid/o
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wrinkle
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seb/o
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sebum
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squam/o
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scale-like
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steat/o
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fat
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trich/o
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hair
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ungu/o
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nail
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xanth/o
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yellow
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xer/o
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dry
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-derma
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skin
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cyst
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Thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material.
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macule
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Discolored (often reddened) flat lesion.
Ex: freckles, tattoo marks, and flat moles. |
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papule
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Small (less than 1 cm in diameter), solid elevation of the skin. Ex: pimples
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ulcer
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Open sore on the skin or mucous membrane.
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vesicle
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Small collection of clear fluid (serum); blister
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wheal
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Smooth, slightly elevated, edematous (swollen) area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin.
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alopecia
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Absence of hair from areas where it normally grows.
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ecchymosis
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Bluish-black mark (macule) on the skin; black-and-blue mark.
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petechia
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A small, pinpoint hemorrhage.
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pruritis
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Itching
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urticaria (hives)
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Acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin.
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burns
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Injury to tissues caused by heat contact.
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cellulitis
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Diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling.
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gangrene
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Death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply.
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tinea (ringworm)
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Infection of the skin caused by a fungus.
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vitiligo
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Loss of pigment (depigmentation) in areas of the skin (milk-white patches).
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callus
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Increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or friction.
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keloid
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Hypertrophied, thickened scar that occurs after trauma or surgical incision.
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nevus
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Pigmented lesion of the skin.
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verruca
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Epidermal growth caused by a virus (wart).
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