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73 Cards in this Set
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Cutane/o
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Skin
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Derm/o
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Skin
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Dermat/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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Histi/o
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Tissue
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Hist/o
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Tissue
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Ichthy/o
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Dry, scaly (fishlike)
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Kerat/o
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Horny tissue, hard, cornea
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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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Ungu/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
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Seb/o
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Sebum, sebaceous
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Squam/o
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Scale
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Xer/o
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Dry
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Albin/o
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White
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Leuk/o
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White
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Cirrh/o
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Yellow
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Jaund/o
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Yellow
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Xanth/o
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Yellow
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Cyan/o
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Blue
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Erythem/o
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Red
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Erthemat/o
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Red
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Erythr/o
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Red
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Melan/o
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Black
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Epi-
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Above, upon
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-oid
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Resembling
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-tome
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Instrument to cut
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Melanocyte
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A Melanin-forming cell
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Pathogens
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Any microorganism capable of producing disease
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Sebaceous
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Containing, or pertaining to sebum
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Squamous
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Platelike, scaly, or covered with scales
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Stratified
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Arranged in layers
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Subcutaneous
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Beneath the skin, synonymous with hypodermis
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Epidermis
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Protective outer layer of skin that is avascular
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Stratum Germinativum
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Innermost layer of epidermis where continuous cell division takes place
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Dermis
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Inner vascular layer that is rich in blood vessels, nerves, and glands
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Sudoriferous
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A gland that secretes perspiration into the skin through pores
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Pores
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Openings on the skin's surface
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Hair, Nails, Glands
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Three accessory organs of the integumentary system
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Androgen
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Hormone that regulates the secretion of sebum
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Ichthyosis
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Condition where the skin is dry and scale, resembling fish skin
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Keratosis
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Any horny growth of the skin, such as a callus or wart
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Dermatomycosis
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Fungal infection of the skin
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Alopecia
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Absence or loss of hair
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Comedo
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Collection of discolored dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin (blackhead)
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Hyperhidrosis
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Excessive perspiration
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Laceration
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Irregular tear of the flesh, a wound
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Xeroderma
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Dry skin
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Pustule
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Small elevation of skin filled with lymph or pus
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Scabies
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Contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite
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Cicatrix
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Firm scar tissue that forms in the healing of a sore or wound
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Ecchymosis
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Discoloration on the skin consisting of hemorrhagic areas, commonly a bruise
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Furuncle
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Abscess involving the entire hair follicle and adjacent subcutaneous tissue, aka a boil
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Vitiligo
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Loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches
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Ulcer
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Open sore or lesion on the skin accompanied by sloughing of inflamed necrotic tissue
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Pediculosis
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Infestation of lice, transmitted by personal contact or common use of combs
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Hirsutism
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Excessive growth of hair in unusual places, especially in women
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Erythroderma
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Abnormal redness of the skin, related to widespread areas of erythema
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Autograft
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Surgical transplantation of any tissue from one part of body to another in the same individual
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Keratolytics
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Substances that promote dissolution or peeling of the horny layer of the epidermis
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Irrigation
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Process of washing out a body cavity or wound with a stream or water
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Antimycotics
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Agents that kill fungi or inhibit their growth
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Cryosurgery
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Using subfreezing temperatures, usually liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide, to destroy tissue
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Curettage
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Scraping of a cavity or wound using a spoon-like instrument
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Topical anesthetics
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Agents used on the skin to relieve pain caused by wounds or sunburn
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Dermabrasion
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Use of rotating brushes, sandpaper, or other abrasives to remove scars or lesions from the epidermis
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Xanthoderma
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Yellow skin
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Anhidrosis
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Abnormal condition without sweat
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Excoriation
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Superficial loss of skin tissue
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