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73 Cards in this Set
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albino
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individual with skin deficient in pigment (melanin)
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basal layer
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deepest region of the epidermis, it gives rise to all of the 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 side of the nail plate
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dermis
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middle layer of the skin
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epidermis
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outermost layer of skin
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epithelium
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layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body
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hair follicle
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sac within which each hair grows
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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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hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails, keratin means horn and commonly is found in the horns of animals
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lipocyte
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fat cell
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melanin
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major skin pigment, formed by melanocytes in the epidermis
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paronychium
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soft tissue surrounding the nail border
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pore
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tiny opening on the surface of the skin
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sebaceous gland
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oil secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles
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sebum
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oily substance secreted by the 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 (plural: strata)
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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, keratinized (horny) cells
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subcutaneous layer
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innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue
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caus/o
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white
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cutane/o
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skin
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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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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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icthy/o
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scaly, dry
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kerato/o
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hardy, 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
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onych/o
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nail
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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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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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ugu/o
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nail
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xer/o
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dry
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cutaneous lesions
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a lesion is an area of damaged skin anywhere on the body
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crust
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collection of dried serum and cellular debris
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cyst
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thick walled, closed sac or pouch containing semi solid material
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erosion
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wearing away or loss of epidermis
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fissure
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groove or crack like sore
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macule
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discolored (oftened reddened) flat lesion
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nodule
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solid, round or oval elevated lesion more that 1 cm in diameter
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papule
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small, less that 1 cm in diameter, solid elevation of the skin
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polyp
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benign growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane
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pustule
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small elevation of the skin containing pus
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ulcer
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open sore of the skin or mucous membranes within the body
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decubitus ulcers
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bed sores
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vesicle
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small collection of clear fluid (serum), blister
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wheal
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smooth, slightly elevated, edematous (swollen) area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
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alopecia
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absence of hair from areas where it normally grows
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ecchymosis
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bluish black mark (bruise) on the skin cause by hemorrages
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petechia
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small, pinpoint hemorrhage
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purpura
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bleeding into the skin
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pruritus
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itching
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urticaria
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hives, acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin
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cellulitis
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diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain and swelling
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gangrene
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death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply
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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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callus
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increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of the epidermis caused by 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 and reddened area of the epidermis, usually associated with skin damage
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hyperkeratosis
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hypertrophy of the stratum corneum, keratin grows excessively
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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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squamous cell carcinoma
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malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells of the epidermis, tumor may grow in places other than the skin (mouth, larynx, bladder, esophagus, lungs) accounts for 15% cutaneous tumors in cat and 5% in dogs
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malignant melanoma
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cancerous growth composed of melanocytes
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