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29 Cards in this Set
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Melanin
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color of pigmentation of the skin
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Sebacceous
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Oil
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Sudoriferous
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sweat glands
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dermis
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inner layer of skin
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epidermis
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outer layer of skin
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Subcutaneous
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fatty tisue
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Trichomycosis
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abnormal condition of fungus in the hair
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Seborrhea
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excessive discharge of sebum(oil)
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Abrasion
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scraping away of the skin by mechanical process or injury
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Abcess
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localized collection of pus
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Gangrene
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tissue death caused by bacteria
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cellulitus
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inflammation of the skin/subcutaneous tissue caused by infection leading to redness, swelling and fever
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contusion
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injury w/no break in the skin characterized by redness, swelling and discloration
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eczema
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non infectious, inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness, blisters and scabs
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lesion
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any visible change in the tissue resulting from injury or disease
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Laceration
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torn, jagged, edge wound
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tinea
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fungus infection of the skin; ringworm
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necrosis
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abnormal condition of death; cells and tissue die of diseases
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xanthoderma
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yellowish skin; jaundice
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adipose
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fat; fatty
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cicatrix
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scar
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alopecia
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loss of hair
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debridement
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removal of contaminated or dead skin/tissue/foreign matter from open wound
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diaphoresis
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profuse sweat
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keloid
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overgrowth of scar tissue
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wheal
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transitory, itchy elevation of the skin w/white center and red surrounding area
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vesicle
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small elevation fo the epidermis containing liquid
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nevus
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circumscribe malformation of the skin
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verucca
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circumscribed cutaneous elevation caused by a virus
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