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157 Cards in this Set
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anter/o
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front
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caud/o
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tail (downward)
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cephal/o
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head (upward)
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dist/o
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away
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dors/o
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back
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infer/o
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below
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later/o
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side
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medi/o
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middle
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poster/o
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back, behind
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proxim/o
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near
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super/o
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above
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ventr/o
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belly (front)
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bi-
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two
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uni-
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one
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-ad
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toward
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-ior
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pertaining to
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caudad
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toward the tail (downward)
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cephalad
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toward the head (upward)
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lateral (lat)
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pertaining to a side
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medial (med)
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pertaining to the middle
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unilateral
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pertaining to one side (only)
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bilateral
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pertaining to two sides
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mediolateral
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pertaining to the middle and to the side
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distal
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pertaining to away
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proximal
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pertaining to near
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inferior (inf)
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pertaining to below
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superior (sup)
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pertaining to above
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caudal
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pertaining to the tail
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cephalic
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pertaining to the head
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anterior (ant)
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pertaining to the front
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posterior
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pertaining to the back
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dorsal
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pertaining to the back
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ventral
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pertaining to the belly (front)
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anteroposterior (AP)
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pertaining to the front and to the back
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posteroanterior (PA)
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pertaining to the back and to the front
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frontal or coronal
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vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
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sagittal
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vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides
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midsagittal
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divides the body into right and left halves
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transverse
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horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions
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umbilical region
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around the navel (umbilicus)
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epigastric region
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directly above the umbilical region
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hypogastric region
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directly below the umbilical region
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hypochondriac regions
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to the right and left of the epigastric region
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lumbar regions
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to the right and left of the umbilical region
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iliac regions
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to the right and left of the hypogastric region
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right upper quadrant (RUQ)
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refers to the area encompassing the right lobe of the liver, the gallbladder, part of the pancreas, portions of the small and large intestines, and the right kidney
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left upper quadrant (LUQ)
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refers to the area encompassing the left lobe of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, part of the pancreas, portions of the small and large intestines and the left kidney
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right lower quadrant (RLQ)
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refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the appendix, the right ureter, and the right ovary and uterine tube in women or the right spermatic duct in men
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left lower quadrant (LLQ)
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refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the left ureter, and the left ovary and uterine tube in women or the left spermatic duct in men
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ant.
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anterior
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AP
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anteroposterior
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inf.
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inferior
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lat.
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lateral
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LLQ
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left lower quadrant
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LUQ
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left upper quadrant
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med.
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medial
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PA
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posteroanterior
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RLQ
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right lower quadrant
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant
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sup.
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superior
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epidermis
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outer layer of skin
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keratin
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horny or cornified
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melanin
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color, or pigmentation of the skin
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dermis
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inner layer of skin
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sudoriferous (sweat) glands
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tiny, coiled, tubular structures that emerge through pores on the skin's surface and secrete sweat
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sebaceous glands
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secrete sebum (oil) into the hair follicles where the hair shafts pass through the dermis
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hair
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compressed, keratinized cells that arise from hair follicles, the sacs that enclose the hair fibers
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nails
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originate in the epidermis. Nails are found on the upper surface of the ends of fingers and toes. The white area at the base of the nail is called the lunula, or moon.
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cutane/o
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skin
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derm/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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hidr/o
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sweat
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kerat/o
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horny tissue, hard
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onych/o
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nail
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ungu/o
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nail
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seb/o
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sebum (oil)
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trich/o
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hair
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aut/o
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self
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bi/o
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life
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coni/o
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dust
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crypt/o
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hidden
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heter/o
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other
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myc/o
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fungus
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necr/o
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death (cells, body)
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pachy/o
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thick
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rhytid/o
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wrinkles
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staphyl/o
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grapelike clusters
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strept/o
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twisted chains
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xer/o
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dry
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epi-
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on, upon, over
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intra-
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within
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para-
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beside, beyond, around, abnormal
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per-
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through
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sub-
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under, below
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suitcase (s)
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чемодАн (ы) m.
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-a
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noun suffix, no meaning
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-coccus (pl. -cocci)
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berry-shaped (form of bacterium)
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-ectomy
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excision or surgical removal
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-ia
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diseased or abnormal state, condition of
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-itis
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inflammation
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-malacia
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softening
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-opsy
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view of, viewing
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-phagia
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eating or swallowing
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-tome
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instrument used to cut
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dermatitis
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inflammation of the skin
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dermatoconiosis
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abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust
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dermatofibroma
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fibrous tumor of the skin
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hidradenitis
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inflammation of a sweat gland
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leiodermia
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condition of smooth skin
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onychocryptosis
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abnormal condition of a hidden nail (ingrown nail)
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onychomalacia
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softening of the nails
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onychomycosis
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abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails
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onychophagia
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eating the nails (nail biting)
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pachyderma
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thickening of the skin
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paronychia
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diseased state around the nail
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seborrhea
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discharge of sebum (excessive)
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trichomycosis
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abnormal condition of a fungus in the hair
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xeroderma
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dry skin
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biopsy (bx)
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view of life (the removal of living tissue from the body to be viewed under the microscope)
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dermatoautoplasty
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surgical repair using one's own skin (autograft)
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dermatoheteroplasty
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surgical repair using skin from others (skin graft-allograft)
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dermatome
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instrument used to cut skin (in thin slices for graft)
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dermatoplasty
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surgical repair of the skin
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onychectomy
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excision of a nail
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rhytidectomy
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excision of wrinkles (facelift)
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rhytidoplasty
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surgical repair of wrinkles
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dermatologist
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a physician who studies and treats skin (diseases)
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dermatology (derm)
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study of the skin
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epidermal
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pertaining to upon the skin
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erythroderma
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red skin (abnormal redness of the skin)
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hypodermic
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pertaining to under the skin
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intradermal (ID)
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pertaining to within the skin
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sweater (s)
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свИтер (А) m.
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leukoderma
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white skin (less color than normal)
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necrosis
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abnormal condition of death (cells and tissue die because of disease)
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percutaneous
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pertaining to through the skin
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staphylococcus (staph)
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berry-shaped (bacteria) in grapelike clusters
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streptococcus (strep)
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berry-shaped (bacteria) in twisted chains
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subcutaneous (subcut)
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pertaining to under the skin
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transdermal (TD)
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pertaining to through the skin
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ungual
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pertaining to the nail
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xanthoderma
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yellow skin (jaundice)
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BCC
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basal cell carcinoma
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bx
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biopsy
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CMV
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cytomegalovirus
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decub
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pressure ulcer
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derm
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dermatology
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I&D
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incision and drainage
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ID
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intradermal
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SLE
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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SqCCA
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squamous cell carcinoma
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staph
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staphylococcus
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strep
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streptococcus
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subcut
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subcutaneous
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TD
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transdermal
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