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38 Cards in this Set
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Albinism
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Absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes
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Dermatitis
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Inflammation of the skin
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Dermatologist
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One who specializes in the study of the skin
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Dermatome
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An instruments used to cut the skin for grafting
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dermomycosis
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A skin condition caused by a fungus
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Eponychium
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The horny embryonic tissue from which the nail develops
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Erythroderma
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Abnormal redness of the skin
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Hidradenitis
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Inflammation of the sweat glands
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Hidr
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Sweat
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Hypodermic
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Pertaining to under the skin
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Clysis
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Injection
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Icter
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Jaundice
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Keloid
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Overgrowth of scar tissue caused by excessive collagen formation
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Melanocarcinoma
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A cancerous tumor that has black pigmentation
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Onychophagia
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Nail biting
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Pachy
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Thick
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Rhytidoplasty
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Plastic surgery for the removal of wrinkles
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Seborrhea
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Excessive flow of oil from the sebaceous glands
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rrhea
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flow
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Subungual
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Pertaining to below the nail
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Xero
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dry
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Acne
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An inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands and the hair follicles
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Alopecia
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Loss of hair
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Cicatrix
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The scar left after the healing of a wound
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Decubitus
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Literally means a lying down
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Eczema
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An inflammatory skin disease of the epidermis
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Herpes simplex
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An inflammatory skin disease caused by a herpes virus
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Herpes zoster
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Acute infection known as shingles
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Impetigo
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A skin infection marked by vesicles or bullae: usually caused by streptococci or staphylococci
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Sebum
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The fatty or oil secretion of sebaceous glands of the skin
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Tinea or ringworm
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Contagious skin diseases affecting both man and domestic animals, caused by certain fungi, and marked by the localized appearance of discolored scaly patches on the skin
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Lyme disease
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tic born disease
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Matrix
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Base upon which to build, for example, to develop a shape or format for the daily schedule
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Wave
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Flexible scheduling in which each hour is divided into segments of time. 15-20 min slots
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No shows
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When a patient does not show up to keep an appointment
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Arrector Pili
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Ribbons of smooth muscle
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Furuncles
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Development of a boil
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Carotene
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Orange-yellow pigment of the skin
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