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53 Cards in this Set
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BSA
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body surface area
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LE
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lupus erythematosus
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SLE
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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SPF
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sun protection factor
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STSG
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split-thickness skin graft
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UV
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ultraviolent
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corium
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synonym for dermis
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follicle
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small sac in the skin from which a hair grows
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lunula
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white, crescent-shaped area of a nail
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sebaceous
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oil-producing gland
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sudoriferous
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sweatin-producing gland
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acne
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inflammatory papular and pustular eruption of the skin
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allopecia
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partial or complete loss of hair; baldness
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comedo
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blackhead
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cyanosis
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bluish discoloration of the tissue
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diaphoresis
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perspiration
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erythema
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abormal redness of the skin
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excoriation
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scratch mark
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hemangioma
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behign tumor of blood vessels; birthmark
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hyperhidrosis
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profuse sweating
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ichthyosis
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abnoramlly dry skin; scaly; resembling fish skin
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impetigo
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inflammatory skin disease with pustules that rupture and become crusted
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keloid
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overgrowth of scar tissue
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lesion
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wound, injury
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macule
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flat and red
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nevus
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mole
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nodule
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a small node or circumscribed swelling
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onychomalacia
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softening of the nails
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onychopathy
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any disease of the nails
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paronychia
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infection around a nail
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pruritus
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itching
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scabies
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contagious infection caused by a mite
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scleroderma
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hardening of the skin
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tinea
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any fungal infection of the skin
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ulcer
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an open sore or lesion of the skin
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urticaria
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hives
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verruca
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wart
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vesicle
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blister
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vitiligo
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loss of skin pigmentation (localized)
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analgesic
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agent that relieves pain
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antibiotic
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agent that kills bacteria
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antifungal
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agent that kills fungus
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antiinflammatory
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agent to reduce inflammation
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antipruritic
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agent that reduces itching
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antipyretic
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agent that reduces fever
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antiseptic
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agent that inhibits the growth of infectious agents
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antiviral
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agent that destroys viruses
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debridement
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removal of necrotic or dead tissue from a wound or burn
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dermoplasty
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plastic surgery repair performed on the skin
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onychectomy
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removal of the nail
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onychotomy
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incision into a nail
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scabicide
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agent lethal to mites
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transdermal
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a method of administering medication through the unbroken skin skin via patch or ointment
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