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27 Cards in this Set
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keratin
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hard protein in epidermis ( hair and nails ) waterproofing
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collagen
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protein substance in skin and connective tissue
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papule
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( mole)
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nodule
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sold mass greater then 1cm
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macule
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(freckel)
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wheal
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(hive)
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petechiae
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reddish brown spot , indicates bleeding
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ecchymisis
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bruise, black and blue mark
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keloid
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abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue
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pruritis
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severe itching
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furuncle
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boil
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abscess
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pus
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autograft
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graft transfer to a new position of the body of the same person/covering for burn or skin ulcer
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heterograft/xenograft
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graft transfer from animals to human (sheep valve)
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homograft/allograft
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graft/donor transfer between persons of same species (kidney transplant)
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myel/o
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bone marrow or spinal cord
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thromb/o
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clot
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leukocyte
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white blood cell
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lymph
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fluid that circulates through lymph vessels
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immunity
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process of disease protection
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antigen
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substances that come into the body that antibodies form against
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antibody
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substance produced by body that destroys an antigen that has entered
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erythropenia
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abnormally reduced number of red blood cells
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thrombocytopenia
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an abnormally decreased number of platelets in blood, impairing the clotting process
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hemolysis
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breakdown of red blood cell membrane
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polycythemia
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increased number of hemoglobin and erythrocytes in blood
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septicemia
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systemic disease caused by infection
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