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caus/o
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burning, burn
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caustic, cauderize..
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corium
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middle layer of skin, dermis
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ichthy/o
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scaly, dry (fish-like)
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infra-
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below, under
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nevus
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pigmented lesion of the skin, mole
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pruritis
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itching
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sebum, seb/o
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oily substance secred by subaceous glands
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ungu/o, onych/o
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nail
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verruca
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wart (viral, epidermal growth)
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striae
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streaks or lines on skin caused by weakening of elsastic tissue (pregnancy, weight gain)
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cicatrix
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scar left afer a wound heals
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alopecia
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absence or loss of hair; baldness
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comedo
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blackhead; disolored dried sebum blocking excretory duct of skin
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decubitus ulcer
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A skin lesion that penetrates the epidermis and the dermis layers of the skin. Caused by prolonged pressure against area of skin, also called a bedsore
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ecchymosis
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discoloration of the skin consisting of large, irregulary formed hemorrhagic areas. Also a bruise
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ec- out, chym- to pour
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petechia
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Minute or small hemorrhagic spot on the skin. A smaller version of ecchymosis
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a hickey
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Eczema
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Inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness, itching, and blisters.
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Hirsutism
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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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Tinea
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any fungal skin disease, frequently caused by ringworm, whose name indicated the body part affected. Ex. Tinea barbae= beard, tinea corporis= body, tinea pedis=athletes foot
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Bx/bx
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biopsy
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Dx/dx
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diagnosis
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WBC / RBC
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White blood cell and Red blood cell
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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
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Fat
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cutane/o, dermat/o, derm/o
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skin
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hidr/o, sudor/o
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sweat
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I Sweat!!
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hydr/o
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water
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kerat/o
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horny tissue, or cornea
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myc/o
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fungus
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pil/o, trich/o
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hair
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sclera/o
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hardening
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xer/o
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dry
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necr/o
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dead, death
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necromancer
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cyan/o
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blue
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cyanosis
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erythr/o
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red
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erythropoisis
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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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-derma
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skin
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-emia
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blood
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-malacia
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softening
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-penia
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decrease
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-phagia
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swallow, eat
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auto-
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self
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epi-
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above, upon
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sub-
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under, below
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eu-, (eus-)
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good, normal, healthy
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peri-
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around
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-plasia
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forming
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psoriasis
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red lessions covered by silvery scales and pitted nails
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-itis
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inflammation
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5 cardinal signs
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