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97 Cards in this Set
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adip/o
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fat
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lip/o
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fat
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steat/o
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fat
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cutane/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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derm/o
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skin
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hidr/o
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sweat
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sudor/o
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sweat
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ichthy/o
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dry,scaly
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kerat/o
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horny tissue; hard; cornea
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fugus
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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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trich/o
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hair
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scler/o
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hardening; sclera (white of eye)
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seb/o
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sebum, sebaceous
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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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-phoresis
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carrying, transmission
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-therapy
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treatment
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythr/o
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red
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erythemat/o
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red
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black
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xanth/o
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yellow
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auto-
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self, own
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epi-
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above, on
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hypo-
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under, below, deficient
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sub-
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under, below
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cyt/o
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cell
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hydr/o
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water
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necr/o
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death, necrosis
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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-cyte
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cell
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-emia
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blood condition
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-esis
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condition
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logist
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specialist in study of
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-logy
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study of
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-malacia
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softening
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency
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-phagia
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swallowing, eating
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-al, -ous
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pertaining to
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auto-
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self, own
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epi-
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above, on
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hypo-
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under, below, deficient
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sub-
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under, below
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Scraping away of a portion of skin or of a mucous membrane as a result of injury or by mechanical means, as in dermabrasion for cosmetic purposes
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abrasion
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inflammatory disease of the sebacceous follicles of the skin, marked by comedones (blackheads), papules, and pustules
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acne
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abscence or loss of hair, especially of the head
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alopecia
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deep-seated pyogenic infection of the skin usually involving subcutaneous tissues
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carbuncle
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blackhead; discolored dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin
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comedo
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injury in which the skin is not broken; also known as a bruise
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contusion
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closed sac or pouch in or under the skin, with a definite wall, that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material
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cyst
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skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a person who is bedridden; also known as a bedsore
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decubitus ulcer
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skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow; commonly called a bruise
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ecchymosis
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general term for an itchy red rash that initially weeps or oozes serum and may become crusted, thickened, or scaly
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eczema
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tender, dome-shaped lesion, typically caused by infection around a hair follicle-- as they mature, they form localized abscesses with pus; commonly called a boil
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furuncle
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condition characterized by excessive growth of hair, or presence of hair, in unusual places, especially in women
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hirsutism
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inflammatory skin disease characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture
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impetigo
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minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin
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petechia
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chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches coverd with silvery scales
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psoriasis
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contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite
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scabies
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areas of pathologically altere tissue caused by disease, injury, or a wound due to external factors or internal disease
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skin lesions
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intial reaction to pathologically altered tissue; may be flat or elevated
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primary lesions
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result from the changes that take place in the primary lesion due to infection, scratching, trauma, or various stages of disease
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secondary lesions
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any fungal disease occuring on various parts of the body
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tinea
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allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale-red eleveted patches that are intensely itchy; allso called wheals (hives)
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urticaria
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localized loss of skin pigmentation chracaterized by milk-white patches
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vitiligo
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rounded epidermal growths caused by virus
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wart
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macule
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flat, pigmented, circumscribed area less then 1 cm in diameter
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papule
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solid, elevated lesion less than 1 cm in diameter that may be the same color as the skin or pigmented
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nodule
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palpable, circumscribed lesion; larger and deeper than a papule; extends into the dermal area
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tumor
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solid, elevated lesion larger than 2 cm in diameter that extends into the dermal and subcutaneous layers
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wheal
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elevated, firm, rounded lesion with localized skin edema that varies in size, shape, and color; paler in the center than its surrounding edges; accompanied by itching
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vesicle
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elevated, circumsribed, fluid-filled lesion less than 0.5 cm in diameter
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pustule
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small, rasied, circumscribed lesion that contains pus; usually less than 1 cm in diameter
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bulla
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a vesicle or blister larger than 1 cm in diameter
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excoriations
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linear scratch marks or traumatized abrasions of the epidermis
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fissure
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small slit or cracklike soar that extends into the dermal layer; could be cause by continuous inflammation and drying
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ulcer
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an open sore or lesion that extends to the dermis and usually heals with scarring
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biopsy
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removal of a small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic examiniation to confirm or establihs a diagnosis, estimate progosis, or follow the course of a disease
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skin test
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method for determining induced senstivity (allergy) by applyingor inoculation a suspected allergen or senstizer to the skin
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chemical peel
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chemical removal of the outer layers of the skin to treate acne scaring and gnereal keratoses
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cryosurgery
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use of subfreezeing temperature to destroy abnormal tissue cells
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debridement
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removel of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue
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dermabrasion
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removal of ance scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin trough the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer
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electrodessication
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process in which high-frequency electrical spakrs are used to dehydrate and destroy disease tissue
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incision and drainage (I&D)
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incision of a lesion, such as an abcess, followed by the drainage of its contents
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