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71 Cards in this Set
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skin lesion pre cancerous fair skinned people
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actinic keratosis
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cancer involves cells from the lining of walls of organs
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adenocarcinoma
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benign mouth ulcer
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aphthous ulcer
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deepest layer of the epidermis
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basal layer
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vesicle containing fluid
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bulla
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infection with a fungus moist cutaneous areas
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candidiasiss
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temporary yellowing of the skin
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carotenemia
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acute spreading bacterial infection deep subcutaneous tissues
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cellulitis
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skin lesion from syphilis
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chancre
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scab
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crust
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bluish discoloration of skin due to lack of blood flow
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cyanosis
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pressure sores
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decubitis
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area of skin with sensory nerve
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dermatome
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any skin disease without inflammation
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dermatosis
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infection of nail fold
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eponychia
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shingles a painful skin rash
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zoster
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flat burning itching on the skin urticaria
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wheal
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blisters
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vesicles
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chiken pox
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varicella
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allergic reaction itching hives
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urticaria
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mechanical ridgidity of the cells
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turgor
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fungal disease of the hair
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trichomychosis
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beneath the finger or toe nail
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subungual
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bacteria occuring in chains
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stretococcal
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in the form of layers
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stratified
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cyst containing matter
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steatoma
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bacteria found in clusters
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staphylococcal
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facelift
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rhytidectomy
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any prurulent skin disease
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pyoderma
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abcess in the cleft of the buttocks
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pilonidal cyst
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dry scab
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eschar
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stripping the skin of the top layers
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excoriation
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benign tumor usually on the breast
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fibroadenoma
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an organism producing offspring different than itself
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heterogenesis
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illness with multiple abcesses under armpits and groin area
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hidradenitis suppurativa
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skin hair and nail derived from ectoderm
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integumentary system
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thickening of the skin exaggeration of the normal skin markings
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lichenification
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a spot on the skin
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macule
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procedure of freezing the skin to excise tumors
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Mohs surgery
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any disease caused by a fungus
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mycosis
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inflammation of the skin in the folds around the nails
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paronychia
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pitted skin surface overlying carcinoma of the breast
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peau d'orange
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pinpoint round red spot hemorrahage
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petechia
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cauterization of tissue using electric current
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electrocautery
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contagious skin condition usually in children around face nose and mouth vesicles and pustules
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impetigo
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kind of gland found in armpits and pubic region
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apocrine gland
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strong protein fiber found in the dermis
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collagen
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main part of the hair surrounds the medulla
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cortex
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hard outer layer of hair
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cuticle
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layer of skin under the outer layer
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dermis
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sweat gland found on forehead palms of hands and soles of feet
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eccrine gland
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top layer of skin
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epidermis
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elastic fiber housed in the dermis
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elastin
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small channel in the skin where the hair grows
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follicle
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tough protein substance in hair and nails
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keratin
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process of nail formation
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keratization
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skin cell that produces the protein keratin
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keratinocyte
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cells found in skin that help protect the body from infection
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Langerhans
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whitish crescent shaped part of the nail
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lunala
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skin below the nail
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matrix
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soft center part of hair
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medulla
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dark brown or black coloring found in the hair
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melanin
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epidermal cell that produces melanin
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melanocyte
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large part of the nail
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nail plate
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area at the bottom of the follicle where hair growth takes place
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papilla
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tiny projections on the surface of the dermis
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papillae
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soft thickened bulb at the base of the hair embedded in the skin
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root
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small gland in the underlayer of the skin that produces the oil sebum
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sebaceous gland
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oil that lubricates hair and skin
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sebum
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part of the hair that projects from the surface of the skin
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shaft
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layer of fat under the skin
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subcutaneous tissue
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