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60 Cards in this Set
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Apocrine sweat gland
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large sweat gland located in armpit and genitals
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Collagen
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structural protien found in skin and connective tissue
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Cuticle
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Band of epidermis at the base of the nail
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Eccrine sweat gland
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Most numorous in the bodys sweat glands
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Melanin
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formed by melanocytes in the epidermis pigment
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Paronychium
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Soft tissue surrounding the nail border
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Sebaceous gland
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Oil-secreting gland in the dermis
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squamous epithelium
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Flat scale-like cells composing the epidermis
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stratified
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arranged in layers
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stratum
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a layer of cells
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Stratum corneum
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outermost layer of the epidermis which consists of flattened horny cells
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Caus/o
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burn, burning
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Cauter/o
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heat, burn
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cutane/o
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skin
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derm/o
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skin
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diaphor/o
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sweating
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erythem/o
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redness
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hidr/o
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sweat
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ichthy/o
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scaly, dry
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kerat/o
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horny tissue
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fungus
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onych/o
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nail
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phyt/o
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plant
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pil/o
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hair
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py/o
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pus
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rhytid/o
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wrinkle
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seb/o
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sebum
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squam/o
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scale-like
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steat/o
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fat
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trich/o
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hair
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ungu/o
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nail
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xanth/o
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yellow
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xer/o
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dry
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alopecia
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abscence of hair where it normally grows
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ecchymosis
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bluish black marks on the skin (petechia)
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Pruritus
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itching
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urticaria
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acute allergic reaction where round wheals develop on skin
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cellulitis
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infection of the skin marked by swelling heat and redness
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exanthematous viral diseases
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rash of skin due to viral infection
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gangrene
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death of tissues associated with loss of blood
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impetigo
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bacterial infection skin disease marked by vesicles pustules and crusted over lesions
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psoriasis
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itchy scaly red plaques covered by gray scales
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scabies
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contagious parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus
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scleroderma
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a chronic progressive diseaseof the skin with a hardining of the skin
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in the skin of joints and of internal organs
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tinea
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infection of the skin caused by a fungus
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vitiligo
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loss of pigment in areas of the skin
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Keratosis
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thickened and reddened area of the epidermis usually associated with aging or skin damage
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leukoplakia
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white thickened patches on mucous membranes
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verruca
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wart
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basal cell carcinoma
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malignant tumor of basal cell layer
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squamous cell carcinoma
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malignant tumor of squamous cells of epidermis
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malignant melanoma
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cancerous growth composed of melanocytes
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Kaposi sarcoma
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malignant vascular neoplastic growth caracterized by cutaneous nodules
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fungal tests
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scrapings from skin sent to a laboratory for microscopic examination
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cryosurgery
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use of subfreezing temps to distroy tissue
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curattage
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use of a sharp dermal curette to scrape away a skin legion
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electrodesiccation
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tissue destroyed by burning with a electric spark
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Mohs surgury
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thin layers of malignant growth are removed and each is examined under a microscope
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