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99 Cards in this Set
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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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steat/o
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fat
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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/o
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skin
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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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kerat/o
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horny tissue, hard, cornea
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fungus
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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 the eye)
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squam/o
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scale
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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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-oid
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resembling
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-phoresis
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carrying, transmission
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-therapy
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treatment
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py-
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pus
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-esis
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condition
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aden-
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gland
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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cry/o
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cold
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albin/o
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white
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythr/o
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red
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black
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xanth/o
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yellow
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AIDS
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acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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BCC
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basal cell carcinoma
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Derm
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Dermatology
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FH
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Family History
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FS
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Frozen Section
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IMP
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impression (diagnosis)
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ung
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ointment
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XP/XDP
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xeroderma pigmentosum
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Scraping, or rubbing away of a surface, such as skin, by friction
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Abrasion
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Localized collection of pus at the site of an infection
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Abscess
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Abscess that originates in a hair follicle; also called a boi
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Furuncle
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Cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue
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Carbuncle
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Inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of the skin, marked by comedos (blackheads) papules, and pustules
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Acne
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Absence or loss of hair, especially of the head. Also known as baldness
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Alopecia
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Discolored dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin also called blackheads
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Comedo
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Closed sac or pouch in or under the skin with a definite wall that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material
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Cyst
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A Cyst filled with sebum (fatty material) from a sebaceous gland
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Sebaceous
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Redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries
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Eczema
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Loss of a large amount of blood in a short period, externally or internally
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Hemorrhage
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Hemorrhage of any size under the skin in which the skin is not broken. Also known as a bruise
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Contusion
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Skin discolorization 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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Ecchymosis
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Minute pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin
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Petechia
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Elevated localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma
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Hematoma
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Minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin
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Petechia
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Condition characterized by excessive growth of hair or presence of hair in unusual places especially in women
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Hirsutism
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Bacterialvskin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture
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Impetigo
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Chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches covered with silvery scales
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Psoriasis
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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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Skin lesions
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initial reaction to pathologically altered tissue that may be flat or elevated
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Primary lesions
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Result from the changes that take place in the primary lesion due to infection scratching trauma or various stages of disease
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Secondary lesions
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Fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected also called ringworm
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Tinea
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Lesion of the skin or mucous membrane marked by inflammation necrosis and sloughing of damaged tissues
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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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Pressure ulcer
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Allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale-red elevated patches that are intensely itchy, also called wheals or hives
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Urticaria
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Rounded epidermal growths caused by a virus. Also called a war
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Verruca
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Removal of a small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic exam to confirm or establish a diagnosis estimate progress or follow the course of a disease
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Biopsy
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Method for determining induced sensitivity by applying or inoculating a suspected allergen or sensitizer into the skin and determining sensitivity to the specific antigen by inflammatory skin reaction to it
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Skin test
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Necr/o
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Death
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Use of subfreezing temp commonly with liquid nitrogen to destroy abnormal tissue cells such as unwanted cancerous or infected tissue
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Cryosurgery
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Treatment that involves removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound and is used to promote healing and prevent infection
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Debridement
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Process in which high frequency electrical sparks are used to dehydrate and destroy diseased tissue
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Electrodessication
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Incision of a lesion such as an Abscess followed by the drainage of its contents
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Incision and drainage
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Surgical procedure to transplant healthy tissue by applying it to an injured site
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Skin graft
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Transplantation of heAlthy tissue from one person to another person also called and homograft
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Allograft
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Transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same individual
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Autograft
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Transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers arranged in a lattice pattern
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Synthetic
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Transplantation (dermis only) from a foreign donor (usually a pig) and transferred to a human. Also called heterograft
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Xenograft
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Procedure that repairs damaged skin, acne scars, fine or deep wrinkles or tattoos or improves skin tone irregularities through the use of topical chemicals, Abrasion, or laser
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Skin resurfacing
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Use of chemicals to remove outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses as well as cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on the face. Also chemabrasion
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Chemical peel
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Any of several laser treatments employed for cosmetic and plastic surgery
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Cutaneous laser
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Removal of acne scars, become, 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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Dermabrasion
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Condition in which a person sweats excessively; profuse perspiration.
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Diaphoresis
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Type of malignant skin tumor associated with aids
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Kaposi sarcoma
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Black and blue mark on the skin. A bruise
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Ecchymosis
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Excessive body hair; especially in women
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Hirsutism
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Flat pigmented area less than 1 cm in diameter. Example freckles, flat mole, rash in rubella
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Macule
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Solid elevated lesion less than 1 cm in diameter skin colored or pigment. Example wart pimple ringworm, psoriasis, Eczema
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Papule
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Palpable circumscribed lesion, larger and deeper than a papule extends into Derma area. Malignant tumor, benign tumor, intradermal nevus
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Nodule
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Solid elevated lesion larger than 2cm in diameter that extends into the Derma and subcutaneous layer. Examples lipoma, steatoma, dermatofibroma, hemangioma
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Tumor
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Elevated form rounded lesion with localized skin edema that varies in size, shape and color. Paler in the center than its edges example hives, insect bites, Urticaria
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Wheal
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elevated circumscribed fluid-filled lesion less than .5 cm examples are poison ivy shingles and chickenpox
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vesicle
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small raised circumscribed lesion that contains pus; usually less than 1 cm in diameter
acne, furuncle, pustular psoriasis, scabies |
pustule
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a vesicle or blister larger than 1 cm in diameter. examples second degree burns, severe poison oak, poison ivy
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bulla
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linear scratch marks or traumatized abrasion of the epidermis. examples are scratches, abrasions, chemical or thermal burns
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excoriations
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small slit or cracklike sore that extends into the dermal layer; could be caused by continuous inflammation and drying
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fissure
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an open sore or lesion that extends to the dermis and usually heals with scarring. examples pressure sores, basal call carcinoma
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ulcer
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