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106 Cards in this Set
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albino
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a person with skin deficient in pigment
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basal layer
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the deepest region of the epidermis; gives rise to all epidermal cells
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collagen
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structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue
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cuticle
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band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate
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dermis
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the middle layer of the skin; also called corium
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epidermis
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the outermost layer of skin
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epithelium
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layer of skin vells forming theouter and inner surfaces of the body
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hair follicle
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the sac or tube within which hair grows
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horny cell
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a keratin-filled cell in the epidermis
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integumentary system
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the skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails
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keratin
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a hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails
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lipocyte
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a fat cell
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lunula
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the half-moon shaped white area at the base of the nail
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melanin
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a pigment that gives the skin color; formed by melanocytes in the epidermis
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sebaceous gland
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an oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles
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sebum
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an oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands
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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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the outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized (horny) cells
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subcutaneous tissue
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the innermost layer of the skin containing fat tissue
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adip/o
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fat
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albin/o
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white
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caus/o
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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
dermat/o |
skin
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diaphor/o
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profuse 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 (fish-like)
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-abrasion
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scraping away
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erythema
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flushness
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kerat/o
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hard, horny tissue
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leuk/o
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white
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lip/o
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fat
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fungus (yeasts, molds, and mushrooms)
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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, hair follicle
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seb/o
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sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands
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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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-derma
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skin
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cyst
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a thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material
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fissure
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a groove or crack-like sore
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macule
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a discolored (often reddened) flat lesion
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papule
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a small, solid elevation of the skin
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polyp
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a mushroom-like growth extending on a stalk from the surface mucous membrane
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pustule
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a small elevation of the skin conatining pus
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ulcer
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an open sore or erosion of the skin or mucous membrane
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vesicle
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a small collection of clear fluid; blister
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wheal
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a smooth, slightly elevated, edematous (swollen) area that is redder or paler that the surrounding skin
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alopecia
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absence of pair from areas where it normally grows
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ecchymosis
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bluish-black mark on the skin
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petechia
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a small, pinpoint hemorrhage
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pruritis
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itching
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purpura
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merging ecchymoses and petechiae over any part of the body
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urticaria
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(hives) an allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin
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vitiligo
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loss of pigment in areas of the skin (milk-white patches
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acne
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papular and pustular eruption of the skin
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burns
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injury to tissue caused by heat contact; 1st degree - superficial epidermal lesions; 2d degree - epidermal and dermal lesions; 3d degree - epidermis and dermis destroyed
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eczema
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inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular lesions
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exanthematous viral diseases
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rash of the skin due to a viral infection
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gangrene
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death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply
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impetigo
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bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and crusted over lesions
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psoriasis
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chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red patches covered by silvery gray scales
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scabies
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a contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritis
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scleroderma
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a chronic progressive disease if the skin with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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chronic 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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callus
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increased growth of cells in the horny layer of the epidermis due to pressure or friction
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keloid
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hypertrophied, thickened scar that occurs after trauma or surgical incision
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keratosis
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thickened area of the epidermis
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leukoplakia
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white, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek
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nevus
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pigmented lesion of skin
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verruca
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epidermal growth caused by a virus
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basal cell carcinoma
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malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis
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Kaposi sarcoma
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malignant, vascular, neoplastic growth characterized by cutaneous nodules usually on the lower extremities
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malignant melanoma
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cancerous growth composed of melanocytes
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squamous cell carcinoma
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malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells of the epidermis
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bacterial analyses
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samples of purulent (pus-filled) or exudate (fluid from a space) are sent to analysis
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fungal tests
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scrapings from skin lesions are placed on a growth medium for several weeks to look for fungal growth
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cryosurgery
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tissue destroyed using extremely cold nitrogen
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Mohs surgery
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thin layers of malignant growth are removed and microscopically examined
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skin biopsy
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skin lesions removed and sent to pathology lab
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punch biopsy
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used in cases where complete removal is not possible using tool that removes a core of tissue
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shave biopsy
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excised using a cut parallel to the surface of the skin
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patch test
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applying to the skin a piece of gauze on which a suspected allergen has been placed
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scratch test
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making scratches in the skin and inserting a small amount of antigen
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intradermal test
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injection of a reactive substance between the layers of the skin
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bx
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biopsy
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Derm.
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dermatology
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DLE
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discoid lupus erthematosus
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PPD
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purified protein derivative
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PUVA
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psoralen-ultraviolet A light therapy
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SLE
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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subcu, subq
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subcutaneous
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telangiectasis
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complete abnormal dilation of tiny blood vessels under the skin
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electrodessication
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a method of surgery using high frequency electricity to destroy tissue by dehydration or drying
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steatoma
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fatty mass in a sebaceous gland
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