Chapter Three Pharmacologic, Abbreviative, Therapeutic Procedural, Pathological, And Anatomical Terms

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Cutaneous

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Pertaining to the skin

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Dermal

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Pertaining to the skin

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Epidermal

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Pertaining to upon the skin

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Hypodermic

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Pertaining to below the skin

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Intradermal

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Pertaining to within the skin

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Subcutaneous

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Pertaining to under the skin

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Ungual

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Pertaining to the nails

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Dermatology

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Branch of medicine involving diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the integumentary system

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Plastic surgery

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Surgical specialty involved in repair, reconstruction or improvement of body structures.

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Abrasion

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Scraping away of skin surface by friction

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Anhidrosis

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Abnormal condition of no sweat

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Comedo

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Collection of sebum in hair follicle

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Black head

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Contusion

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Injury caused by a blow to the body

(Bruise)

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Cyanosis

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Bluish tint to the skin caused by deoxygenated blood

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Cyst

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Fluid filled sack under the skin

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Depigmentaion

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Loss of normal skin color or pigment

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Tattoos cause depigmentation of the skin causing?

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Diaphoresis

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Profuse sweating

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Ecchymosis

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Skin discoloration following blunt trauma (a bruise)

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Erythema

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Redness or flushing of the skin

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Erythroderma

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The condition of having reddened or flushed skin

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Fissure

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Crack like lesion or groove on the skin

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Hirsutism

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Excessive hair growth over the body

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Hir sounds like?

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Hyperemia

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Redness of the skin due to increased blood flow

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Hyperhidrosis

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Abnormal condition of excess sweating

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Hyperpigmentation

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Abnormal amount of pigmentation in the skin

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Ichthyoderma

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Condition of having scaly dry skin

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Lesion

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General term for wound, injury or abnormality

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Leukoderma

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Having skin that appears white due to no pigmentation

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Lipoma

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Fatty mass

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Macule

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Flat, discolored area that is flush with the skin surface

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Birth mark

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Necrosis

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Abnormal condition of death

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Nevus

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Pigmented skin blemish, birthmark or mole.

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A mole is a ____

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Nodule

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Firm solid mass of cells in the skin larger than .5 cm in diameter

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Onychomalacia

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Softening of the nails

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Pallor

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Abnormal paleness of the skin

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Papule

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Small, solid circular, raised spot on the surface of the skin less than .5cm in diameter

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Petechiae

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Pinpoint purple or red spots from minute hemorrhages under the skin

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Photosensitivity

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Condition in which the skin reacts abnormally when exposed to light.

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Pruritus

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Severe itching

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Purpura

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Hemorrhages into the skin due to fragile blood vessels

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Old people hands

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Purulent

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Containing pus or an infection that is producing pus

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Pustule

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Raised spot on the skin containing pus

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Pimple

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Pyoderma

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The presence of pus on or in the layers of skin

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Scleroderma

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A condition in which the skin has lost its elasticity and become hardened

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Seborrhea

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Oil discharge

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Suppurative

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Containing or producing pus

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Ulcer

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Open lesion or sore in skin or mucous membrane

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Urticaria

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(Hives) a skin eruption of pale reddish wheals with severe itching

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Vesicle

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small fluid filled raised spot on the skin

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What is a blister

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Wheal

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Small, round, swollen area on the skin. Seen in allergic reaction as hives.

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Xeroderma

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Condition in which the skin becomes abnormally dry

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Abscess

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A collection of puss in the skin

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Acne

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Inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles resulting In papules and pustules

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Acne rosacea

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Chronic form of acne Seen in adults

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Acne vulgaris

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Common form of acne seen in teenagers.

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Albinism

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A genetic condition in which the body cannot make melanin

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Cancerous tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis.

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First degree burns are regarded as

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Superficial burns

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Second degree burns are regarded as

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Partial thickness burns

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3rd degree burns are regarded as

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Full thickness burns

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What is the rule of nines used for

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A method for determining percentage of the body that's burned.

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Cellulitis

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A diffuse, acute infection and inflammation of the connective tissue found in the skin

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Decubitis ulcer

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Open sore caused by pressure over bony prominences cutting off blood flow to over lying skin (bed sore)

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Bed

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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin

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Dermatosis

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A general term indicating the presence of an abnormal skin condition

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Dry gangrene

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Late stages of gangrene characterized by the affected area becoming dried, blackened and shriveled

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Eczema

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Superficial dermatitis of unknown causes accompanied by redness vesicles itching and crusting

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Gangrene

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Tissue necrosis usually due to deficient blood supply

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Ichthyosis

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Condition in which the skin becomes dry, scaly and keretinized

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Impetigo

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A highly infectious bacterial infection of the skin

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Kaposis sarcoma

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Form of skin cancer seen in aids patients. Consists of brownish purple papules that spread from the skin and metastasize to internal organs

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Keloid

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Formation of a raised and thickened hypertrophic scar

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Keratosis

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Term for any skin condidtion involving an overgrowth and thickening of the epidermis layer.

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Laceration

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A torn or jagged wound, incorrectly used to describe a cut

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Malignant melanoma

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Dangerous form of skin cancer caused by an uncontrolled growth of melanocytes

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Pediculosis

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Infestation with lice

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Psoriasis

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Chronic inflammatory condition consisting of papules forming silvery scale patches

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Rubella

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Contagious viral skin infection

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Scabies

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Contagious skin disease that is caused by an egg laying mite

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Sebaceous cyst

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Sac under the skin filled with sebum or oil from a sebaceous gland

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Cicatrix

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A scar

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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Cancer of the epidermis layer of skin that may invade deeper tissue.

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Strawberry hemangioma

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Congenital collection of dilated blood vessels causing a red birth mark

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Chronic disease of the connective tissue that injures the skin, joints, kidneys, nervous system and mucous membrane.

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Tinea

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Fungal skin disease resulting in itching scaling and lesions

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Tinea capitis

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Fungal infection of the scalp

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Tinea pedis

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Fungal infection of the foot

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Varicella

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Chicken pox

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Verruca

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Benign growth caused by a virus (wart)

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Alopecia

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Absence or loss of hair

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Carbuncle

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Furuncle involving several follicles

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Furuncle

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Bacterial infection of the hair follicle

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Trichomyosis

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Abnormal condition of hair fungus

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Onychia

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Infected nail bed

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Onychomycosis

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Abnormal condition of nail fungus

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Onychophagia

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Nail eating

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Paronychia

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Infection of the skin fold around the nail

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Culture and sensitivity

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Laboratory test to grow infectious bacteria and see it's senesitivity to antibiotics

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Biopsy

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Tissue removed for viewing under a microscope

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Exfoliative cytology

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Scraping cells from tissue and examining under a microscope

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Frozen section

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Thin piece of tissue cut from a frozen specimen for examination under a microscope

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Fungal scraping

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Scrapings taken of tissue from lesions are placed on a growth medium and placed under a microscope to identify fungal growth.

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Allograft

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Skin graft from one person to another

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Autograft

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Skin graft from a person's own body

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Dermatome

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Instrument for cutting the skin

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Dermatoplasty

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Skin grafting

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Skin graft

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Transfer of skin from a normal area to cover another site

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Xenograft

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Skin graft from an animal to human

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Cauterization

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Destruction of tissue by using caustic agents. Ie chemicals, heat, electricity

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Cynosurgery

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Use of extreme cold to freeze and destroy tissue

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Curettage

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Removal of superficial skin lesions with a curette

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Debridgement

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Removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound

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Elector cautery

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To destroy tissue with an electrical current

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Onychectomy

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Removal of a nail

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Chemabrasion

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Abrasion using chemicals

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Dermabrasion

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Abrasion or rubbing using wire brushes or sand paper. To remove scars or tattoos

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Liposuction

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Removal of fat beneath the skin by means of suction

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Rhytidectomy

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Surgical removal of excess skin to remove wrinkles.

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Antiprurtic

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Reduces severe itching

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Corticosteroid cream

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Specific type of powerful anti infmmatory cream

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Bcc

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Bx

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Biopsy

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C&s

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Culture and sensitivity

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Decub

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Decubitus ulcer

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Derm

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Dermatology

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Fs

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Frozen section

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Hsv

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Herpes simplex virus

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I&d

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Incision and drainage

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ID

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Intradermal

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MM

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Malignant melanoma

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Scc

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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SG

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Skin graft

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SLE

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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STSG

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split thickness skin graft

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Subcu

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Subcutaneous

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Uv

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Ultraviolet