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55 Cards in this Set
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Subungual
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Cutane/o
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A combining form meaning skin |
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Albinism
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Absence of pigment in skin |
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Bullae |
Large blisters |
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Itching |
Pruritus |
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Keloid |
Thickened scar |
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Dysplastic nevi
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Moles that can develop into malignant melanoma |
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Decubitus Ulcer |
Bed sore; break in continuity of skin |
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Cryosurgery
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The use of subfreezing temperature to destroy tissue
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Partial-thickness injury
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Adip/o |
fat
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Albin/o |
white |
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caus/o |
burn, burning |
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rhytid/o |
wrinkle |
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dermat/o |
skin |
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diaphor/o |
profuse sweating |
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erythem/o |
redness |
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hidr/o |
sweat |
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hydr/o |
water |
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trich/o |
hair |
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onych/o
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nail |
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myc/o |
fungus |
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xanth/o |
yellow |
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xer/o
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dry |
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py/o |
pus |
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vesicle |
circumscribed collection of clear fluid (blister) |
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Wheal |
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Macule
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discolored, flat lesion (freckle) |
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fissure |
groove or crack like sore |
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pylop |
mushroom-like growth extending from the surface of a mucous membrane |
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pustule |
circumscribed collection of pus |
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cyst
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closed sac containing fluid or semi-solid material |
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ulcer |
open sore or erosion of the skin |
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papule |
solid elevation of the skin (pimple) |
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nodule |
larger than 1 cm solid elevation of the skin |
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Adipocyte
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Lunula
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the half-moon shaped white area at the base of a nail |
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Collagen |
a structural protein found in skin and connective tissue |
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melanin |
a black pigment found in the epidermis |
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basal layer |
the deepest region of the epidermis |
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stratum corneum |
the outermost layer of the epidermis, consisting of flattened keratinized cells |
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sebum |
an oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands |
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dermis |
the middle layer of the skin |
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keratin |
a hard protein material found in epidermis, hair, and nails |
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cuticle |
a band of epidermis at the base and side of the nail plate |
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acne |
buildup od sebum and keratin in pores of the skin leading to papular and pustular eruptions |
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tinea |
fungal skin infection |
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verruca |
wart |
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alopecia
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Loss of hair |
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gangrene
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Necrosis of skin tissue resulting from ischemia |
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impetigo
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contagious, infectious pyoderma
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psoriasis
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chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by silvery gray scales covering red patches on the skin |
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malignant tumor
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cancerous tumor composed of melanocytes |
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systematic lupus erythematous |
widespread inflammatory disease of joints and collagen of the skin with "butterfly rash" on the face |
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eccymoses |
hemmorages into the skin, bruises |