Medterm-Final-Ch5

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Fat(3)

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adip/o
lip/o
steat/o

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skin(3)

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derm/o
dermat/o
cutane/o

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sweat

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hidr/o

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tissue(2)

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hist/o
histi/o

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fish

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ichthy/o

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hard(2)

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kerat/o
scler/o

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white

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leuk/o

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black

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melan/o

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fungus

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myc/o

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nail

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onych/o

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formation

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plas/o

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purple

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purpur/o

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sebum(oil)

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seb/o

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scale

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squam/o

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hair

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trich/o

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yellow

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xanth/o

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dry

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xer/o

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ABCD

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Asymmetry
Border irregularity
Color
Diameter > 6mm

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cells covering external and internal surfaces of the body

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epithelium

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thin, cellular outer layer of the skin

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epidermis

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flat, scale-like epithelium cells comprising the outermost layers of the epidermis

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squamous cell layer

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deepest region of the epidermis

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basal layer

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melanocyte

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a cell found in the basal layer that gives color to the skin

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dark brown to black pigment contained in melanocytes

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melanin

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dense, fibrous connective tissue layer of the skin(also known as the corium)

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dermis

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oil glands in the skin

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sebaceious glands

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oily substance ecreted by the sebaceous glands

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sebum

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sudoriferous glands

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sweat glands

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flat, scale-like epithelium cells comprising the outermost layers of the epidermis

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squamous cell layer

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deepest region of the epidermis

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basal layer

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melanocyte

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a cell found in the basal layer that gives color to the skin

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dark brown to black pigment contained in melanocytes

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melanin

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dense, fibrous connective tissue layer of the skin(also known as the corium)

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dermis

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oil glands in the skin

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sebaceious glands

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oily substance ecreted by the sebaceous glands

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sebum

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sudoriferous glands

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sweat glands

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connective and adipose tissue layer just under the dermis

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subcutaneous tissue

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protein substance found in skin and connective tissue

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collagen

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an area of pathologically altered tissue

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lesion

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primary lesions

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lesions arising from previously normal skin

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a flat, discolored spot on the skin up to 1cm across(e.g. a freckle)

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macule(macula)

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a flat, discolored area on the skin larger than 1 cm

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patch

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a solid mass on the skin up to 0.5 cm in diameter

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papule

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a solid mass greater tahn 1 cm in diameter, limited to the surface of the skin

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plaque

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a solid mass greater than 1 cm, which extends deeper into the epidermis

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nodule

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a solid mass larger than 1-2cm

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tumor

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an area of localized skin edema(hive)

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wheal

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little bladder; an elevated, fluid-filled sac(blister) w/in or under the epidermis up to 0.5cm in diameter

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vesicle

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a blister larger than 0.5cm

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bulla

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a pus-filled sac

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pustule

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lesions that result in changes in primary lesions

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secondary lesion

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to gnaw away; loss of superficial epidermis leaving an area of moisture but no bleeding

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erosion

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an open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed and scar and is sometimes accompnied by infection

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ulcer

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a scratch mark

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excoriation

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a linear crack in the skin

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fissure

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a thin flake of exfoliated epidermis

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scale

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dried residue of serum, pus, or blood on the skin

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crust

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a mark left by the healing of a sore or wound showing the replacement of destroyed tissue by fibrous tissue

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cicatrix of the skin

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an abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue that is thick and irregular

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keloid

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lesions of a blood vessel

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vascular lesions

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a small, round, bright-red blood vessel tumor on the skin, often of the trunk of the elderly

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cherry angioma

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a tiny, red blood vessel lesion formed by the dilation of a group of blood vessels radiating from a central arteriole, most commonly seen on the face, neck, or chest(2)

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telangiectasia
spider angioma

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purpura; lesions as a result of hemorrhages into the skin

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purpuric lesions

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spot; a reddish-brown, minute hemorrhagic spot on the skin that indicates a bleeding tendency-small purpura

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petechia

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bruise; a black and blue mark-large purpura

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ecchymosis

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epidermal tumors

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skin tumors arising from the epidermis

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a congenital malformation on the skin that can be epidermal or vascular-also called a mole

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nevus

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a mole with precancerous changes

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dysplastic nevus

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an epidermal tumor caused by a papilloma virus-also called a wart

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verruca

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a plug of sebum(oil) within the opening of a hair follicle

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comedo

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below the skin surface with a white center

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closed comedo(whitehead)

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open to the skin surface wiith a black center caused by the presence of melanin exposed to air

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open comedo(blackhead)

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appearance of a skin lesion

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eruption

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redness of skin

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erythema

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severe itching

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pruritus

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a general term for skin eruption, most often associated with communicable disease

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rash

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skin color due to the presence of melanin

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skin pigmentation

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loss of melanin pigment in the skin

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depigmentation

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areas of skin lacing color due to deficient amounts of melanin

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hypopigmentation

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darkened areas of skin caused by excessive amts of melanin

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hyperpigmentation

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production of purulent matter(pus)

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suppuration

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hives; an eruption of wheals on the skin accompanied by itch

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urticaria

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dry skin

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xeroderma

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an inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of hte skin evidenced by comedones, pustules, or nodules on the skin

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acne

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an acute inflammation of subQ tissue resulting from a bacterial invasion through a break in the skin

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cellutitis

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an inflammation of the skin characterized by redness, pruritus, and various lesion

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dermatitis(eczema)

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a chronic skin inflammation characterized by the appearance of inflamed, swollen papules and vesicles that crust and scale, with severe itching and burning; most outbreaks begin in infancy and are marked by exacerbation and remissions that usually clear up b4 adulthood; occurs in persons with atopy(a genetic hypersensitivity to environmental irritant or allergiens)

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atopic dermatitis(ectopic eczema)

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an inflammation of the skin resulting from contact with a substance to which one is allergic or a known skin irritant

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contact dermatitis

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redness of the skin covered by a yellow, oily, itchy scale most commonly at the hairline, forehead, and around the nose, ears, or eyelashes and developing at any age; referred to as "cradle cap" in infants

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seborrheic dermatitis

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any disorder of the skin

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dermatosis

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eruption of the skin caused by a viral disease

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exanthematous viral disease