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Macule
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Circumscribed, Flat area with a change in skin color, less than 1cm in diameter.
(freckles, petechiae, measles, flat mole) |
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Papule
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Elevated, Solid lesion; less than 1cm in daimeter
(wart (verruca), elevated mole) |
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Nodule
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Small mass or rounded or irregular shape (tumor)
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Wheal
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Firm, Edematous, irregularly shaped area; diameter variable
(insect bites, hives (urticaria)) |
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Vesicle
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a small abnormal elevation of the outer layer of skin enclosing a watery liquid; blister
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Pustule
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Elevated, Superficial lesion filled with purulent fluid
(acne, impetigo) |
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Ulcer
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Loss of the epidermis and dermis; crater-like; irregular shape
(pressure ulcer, chancre) |
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Crust
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an encrusting deposit of serum, cellular debris, and bacteria present over or about lesions; scab
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