Medical Terminology Chapter 3

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avascular

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Pertaining to a type of tissue that does not have blood vessels

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Cutaneous

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pertaining to the skin

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Dermis

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Deeper layer of skin composed of nerves, blood vessels, hair follicles, and sebaceous and sudeoriferous glands.

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Sebaceous Gland

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Oil gland

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Sudoriferous Gland

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Sweat Gland

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Epidermis

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Outer protective layer of skin that covers the body and does not have a blood or nerve supply

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Lesion

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Wound, injury, or pathological change in the body tissue

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Subcutaneous

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Pertaining to under the skin

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systemic

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pertaining to a system or the whole body rather than a localized area.

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Therapeutic

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Pertaining to treating, re mediating, or curing a disorder or disease.

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What is the Epidermis made of

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Stratum Corneum, Basal layer

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What is the dermis

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made of Subcutaneous tissue binds the dermis to the underlying structures.

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What is the function of the skin?

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1. Covers and protects body from pathogens

2. Sweat and oil glands produce secretions

3. Contains sensory receptors

4. Reuglates body temp, pain and pressure

5. Vitamin D

6. Melanocytes produced in basal layer give color to skin.

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What are the assessory organs

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Sebaceous glands

Sudoriferous Glands

Hair

Nails

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What does the term integument mean?

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Skin

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What are the functions of the subcutaneous layer of tissue

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Bind the dermis to underlying structures, stotes fats, insulates and cushions the body, and reuglates tempurture.

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In the basal layer, what specialized cells protect the skin from damaging effects of the sun?

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Melanocytes, which produce melanin

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Which accessory organs produce oil?

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Sebaceous glands

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List the sensations provided by the skin?

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The skin provides nerve endings that sense heat, cold, pressure and touch.

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cutane/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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derm

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skin

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adip/o

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fat

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lip/o

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fat

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streat/o

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fat

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hidr/=o

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sweat

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sudor/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly

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cyan/o

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blue

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melan/o

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black

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kerat/o

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horny tissue; hard; cornea

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myc/o

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fungus (plural, fungi)

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onych/o

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nail

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pil/o

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hair

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trich/o

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hair

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scler/o

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hardening; sclera (white of eye)

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seb/o

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sebum; sebaceous

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squam/o

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scale

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leuk/o

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white

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erythr/o

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red

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derma

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skin

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oid

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resembling

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phoresis

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carrying; transmission

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plasty

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surgical repair

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softening of the nail

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onych/o/malacia

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treatment with cold

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cry/o/therapy

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discharge or flow of sebum

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seb/o/rrhea

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pertaining to under the skin

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sub/cutane/ous

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abnormal condition of blue

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cyan/osis

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tumor of the nail or nail bed

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onych/oma

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white cell

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leuk/o/cyte

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black cell

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melan/o/cyte

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skin that is dry

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xer/o/derma

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transplantation of same (species)

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homo/graft or allo/graft

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tumor (composed of) cancer

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carin/oma

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skin(condition associated) with pus

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py/o/derma

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discharge of flow sebum

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seb/o/rrhea

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treatment with cold

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cry/o/therapy

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Magilgancy of basal layer caused by sun exposure. Predominat in fair skinned men older than years

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Treatment for Basal Cell carcinoma

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Curettage and electrodessication

Cryotherapy and laser therapy

Chemotheapuetic drugs

Surgical excision

Irradiation or chemosurgery

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The speard of cancer from one part of the body to another is called

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metastasis

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Where is the most common site for skin cancer

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The face

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Abscess

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localized collection of pus at infections site

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What is a furuncle

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aka boil, is an abscess in a hair follicle and adjacent subcutaneous tissue

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A carbuncle is...

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a cluster of furuncle in the subcutaneous tissue

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Reddening of the skin

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erythema or erythermatous

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Psoriasis

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Inflammatory chronic skin condition marked by thick, flaky, red patches of various sizes, covered with silvery scales.

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Most common sites for Psoriasis

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Scalp, knees, elbows, umbillicus, and genitalia

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Overgrowth of the horny layer of the epidermis is called

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Hyperkeratosis

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Acne Vulgaris

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Inflammatory disease of the sebacrous glands and hair follices

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Medical term for black heads and white heads is..

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comedones

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Small, raised lesions containg pus

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pustules

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Scabies

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Contagious paraitic skin infection that is the resulf of infestation by the itch mite. Rash is common symptom.

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Scabies appear where?

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Between the fingers, on wrist on eblows, waist, nipples, buttocks and genitalia. Anipruitics and antihismaines to reduce itching

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The medical term that means itching is...

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pruitus

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Impetigo

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Common contagious superficial skin infection.

Manifests with early vesicular or pustular lesions that rupture and form thick yellow crusts.

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Signs and Symptoms of Impetigo

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Lesions develop on legs.

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Alopecia

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absence or loss of hair, especially of the head; aka baldness

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debridement

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removal of necrotized tissue from a tramatic or infrected area by surgical excision, exzymes, or chemcial agents; used to promote healing and prevent infection

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ecchymosis

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skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors ranging from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow; aka as a brusie

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hematoma

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elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma

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urticaria

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allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale, red elevated patches that are itchy; also called wheals or hives.

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vitiligo

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localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized my milk white patches also called leukoderma.

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inflammation of the skim

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dermatitis

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instrument to cut skin

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dermatome or dermatotome

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tumor (consisting) of fat

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adipoma, lipoma, steatoma

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excision or removal of a nail

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onychectomy

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skin that is blue

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cyanoderma

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surgical repair fo the skin

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dermatoplasty

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I&D

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Incision of a lesion followed by drainage of its content, such as an abscess

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Mohs surgery

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Layers of cancer-containing skin are pregressivley excised and examined

Repetition of the procdure until only cancer free tissue remains

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Allograft

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transplantation of healty tissue from one person to another person; also called homograft

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Autograft

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transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same indivdual

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Synthetic

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transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers. Healing skin grows into synthetic skin as the graft gradually distengrates

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Xenograft

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Transplantation from a foreign donor(usually a pig) to a human; also called heterograft. skin only

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Antibotics

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Destroy bacteria that cause skin enfections

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Antifungals

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Destroy fungi that infect skin

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Antipruritcs

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Reduce severe itching

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Corticosteroids

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Anti-Inflammatories that treat skin inflammation.

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Squam

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Scale

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Xer

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Dry

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Phoresis

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Carrying, transmission

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abrasion

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scraping or rubbing away of a surface, such as skin, by friction.

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abscess

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localized collection of pus at the site of an infections.

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acne

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inflammatory disease of sebaccous follicles of the skin, marked by comedos, papules, and pustules.

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Burn

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Tissue injury caused by contact with a thermal, chemical, electrical or radioactive agent.

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First- degree burn

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Mild burn affecting the epidermis and characterized by redness and pain with no blistering or scar formation.

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Second-degree burn

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Burn affecting the epidermis and part of the dermis and characterized by redness, blistering or larger bullae, and pain with little or no scarring.

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Third- degree burn

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Severe burn characterized by destruction of the epidermis and dermis with damage to the subcutaneous layer, leaving the skin charred black or dry white in appearance with insensitivity to touch.

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Carcinoma

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Uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body, aka malignant cells

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Melanoma

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Malignant tumor that originates in the melanocytes and is considered the most dangerous type of skin cancer, which, if not treated early, become difficult to cure and can be fatal.

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Comedo

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Discolored, dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin; also called black heads

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cyst

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closed sac or pouch in or under the skin with a definite wall that contains fluid, semi-fluid, or solid material.

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pilonidal cyst

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Growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on the skin.

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sebaceous cyst

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cyst filled with sebum from a sebaceous gland

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eczema

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Redness of skin caused by swelling of the capillaries

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gangrene

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death of tissue, usually resulting from loss of blood supply

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hemorrhage

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External or internal of a large amount of blood in a short period

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Contusion

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Hemorrhage of any size under the skin in which the skin in not broken; also know as a bruise.

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ecchymosis

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skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue- black to greenish brown or yellow; commonly called a bruise.

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petechia

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Minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin that is a smaller version of an ecchymosis

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hematoma

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Elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma

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hirsutism

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excessive growth of hair in unusual places, especially in women; may be due to hyper secretion of testosterone.

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ichthyosis

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Genetic skin disorder in which the skin is dry and scaly, resembling fish skin due to a defect in keratinization

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impetigo

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Bacterial infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture.

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keloid

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overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of a skin injury due to excessive collagen formation during the healing process.

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psoriasis

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chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches covered with silvery scales.

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scabies

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contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite.

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skin lesions

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areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, injury or a wound due to external factors or internal disease.

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tinea

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fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected, such as tinea pedis (athlete's foot) also called ringworm

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ulcer

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lesion of the skinor mucous membranes marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissues.

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pressure ulcer

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skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a person who is bedridden; also known as decubitus ulcer or bedsore.

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urticaria

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allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches that are intensely itch

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verruca

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rounded epidermal growth caused by virus, also called wart

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vesicle

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small blister-like elevation on the skin containing a clear fluid; large vesicles are called bullae

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vitiligo

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localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches. aso called leukoderma

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wheal

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smooth, slightly elevated skin that is white in the center with a pale red periphery; also called hives if itchy

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fulguration

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tissue destruction by means of high frequency electric current; also called electrodesiccation

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mohs surgery

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surgical procedure used primarily to treat skin neoplasms in which tumor tissue fixed in place is removed layer by layer from microscopic examination until the entire tumor is removed.

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dermabrasion

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removal of acne scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer

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FH

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Family History

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IM

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intramuscular

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SCC

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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CA

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Cancer