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10 Cards in this Set
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Macule
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flat, change in color
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Papule
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small, solid raised lesions (no pus)
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Nodule
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large papule penetrating deeper into skin
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Tumour
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large protruding lesion - may be pedunculated (like a mushroom). Often cancerous
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Plaque
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a large raised area that forms a plateau
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Vesicle
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thin walled, fluid (clear) filled blister-like lesion
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Bullae
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large vesicles. will rupture easily to the touch (clear fluid)
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Pustule
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pus filled papule
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Wheal
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a raised, itchy area of skin that is almost always a sign of allergy
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Ulcer
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an open sore of the skin often caused by an initial abrasion, and generally maintained by 1) inflammation 2) infection and/or 3) medical condition which impedes healing
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