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dermatology
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concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases involving skin
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integumentary system consists of
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skin and accessory organs:
-hair, nails, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands. |
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millions of what under skin?
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sensory receptors and vascular network to maintain homeostasis or internal env.
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adip-
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fat
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-cele
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hernia
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lip-
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fat
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lipocyte
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fat cell
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steat-
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fatty tissue
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steatitis
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inflammation of fatty tissue
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cutane/o-
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skin
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cutaneous
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pertaining to the skin
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dermat-
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skin
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derm-
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skin
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hypodermic
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under the sin
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hidr-
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sweat
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aden-
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gland
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-itis
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inflammation
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sudor-
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sweat
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icthy-
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dry, scaly
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-osis
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abnormal cond; increase
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kerat-
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horny tissue; hard; cornea
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keratosis
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condition of skin characterized by abnormal overgrowth and thickening of the skin
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melan-
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black
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melanoma
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-malignant tumor that often becomes darkly picmented
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myc-
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fungus
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dermat/o/myc/osis
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fungal infection of the skin
abnormal as indicated by osis |
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onych-
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nail
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malacia-:
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softening
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onych/o/malacia
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softening of the nail.
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pil/o
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-hair
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pil/o/nid
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growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or a sinus opening in skin
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nid-
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nest
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trich-
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hair
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schler-
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hardening
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scler/o/derma
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chronic disease with abnormal hardening of skin caused by formation of new collagen
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seb-
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sebum, sebaceous
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seb/o/rrhea
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increase in amt. of fats seqreated by sebaceous glands
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squam-
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scale
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squamous-
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covered with scales
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xer-
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dry
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xer/o/derma
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chronic skin condition with excessive roughness and dryness
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-oid
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resembling
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dermoid
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resembling skin
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phoresis
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-carrying, transmission
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dia/phoresis
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dia-through, across
phoresis-carrying together: condition of profuse sweating |
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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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sudoresis means
another term for this definition is |
condition of profuse sweating
diaphoresis |
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cry/o/therary
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therapy-treatment
cry-cold |
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skin consider an ____
consists of 2 layers of tissue |
organ
epidermis and dermis |
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epidermis does not have
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blood or nerve supply
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epidermis depends on what for nourishment
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it depends on the dermis' capillaries for nourishment
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very most top layer of the epidermis and what is made of
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stratum corneum
>dead, flat cells-convert keratin that flakes continually |
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what is the layer of the epidermis under the stratum corneum? what is it made of?
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-made of viable cells-where new cells continually being produced.
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what layer of the skin keeps making new skin cells?
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basal layer of epidermis- move upward to replace cells of the stratum corneum that have flaked off.
when cells die become filled with hard protein material called kerat |
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why is the keratin of the cells of the stratum corneum important?
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prevent body fluids from evaporating and keep moisture out
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sub-, same as
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means below
same as hypo |
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melan/o/cyte means
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black cell, produce melanin
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aden/oma
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non malignant tumor
tumor cells form gland/gland like structure normally compressed wont invade other tissues |
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three CF's that mean fat
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adip, lip, and steat
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adipoma and lipoma mean
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fatty tumor
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what attaches the dermis to underlying tissue?
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subcutaneous tissue
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what layer of the dermis produces lipocytes or fat cells?
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the sub cutaneous layer
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suction lipectomy or lipo suction removes
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sub cutaneous fat tissue
use cannula to remove |
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-y at the end means
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the process
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scler/osis
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abnormal cond. of hardening
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system/ic scler/osis is a form of
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scler/o/derma
thickening/hardening of collagenous fibrous tissue,thickening of skin adhesion to underlying tissue causes fibrosis and sclerosis of multiple body systems. |
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The oil secreting glands:
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sebaceous glands
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sweat glands are called
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sudoriferous glands
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sebaceous glands found anywhere there is..
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hair
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sebaceous glands secrete? purpose
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sebum- keeps skin and hair soft and pliable-inhibits growth of bacteria
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increased activity of sebaceous glands may
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block hair follicle and form blackheads-bacteria feed on sebum -release irritating substances that cause inflimation.
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blocked hair follicle/ black head called
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comedos
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large number of bacteria that cause infection and form white head
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pustules.
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sweat glands not associated with hair follicles that open to the surface of the skin are
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sudoriferous glands
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hidr-
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sweat
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hidrosis
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abnormal condition of sweat
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hidr/o
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sweat
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hydr-
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water
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An/hidr/osis
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abnormal condition of inadequate sweating
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CF's that mean to sweat
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sudor and hidr`
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myc/o/dermat/itis
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inflamation of the skin caused by fungi
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CF's that refer to hair
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trich-, pil-
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-oid
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resembling
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where nails are formed,
nails composed of |
in the nail root
keratin |
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an nail grows forms a
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matrix
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matrix of the nail below
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the cuticles
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matrix stays attached and slides forward over epethilial layer called the
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nail body-looks pink bc of underlying blood vessels
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lunula
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whitish crescent shaped area at base of nail
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onych-
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refers to nails
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xer-
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means dry
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-cele refers to
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hernia or swelling
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albin-
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white
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albinism
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white condition
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cyan-
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blue
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erythr-
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red
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leuk-
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white
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melan-
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black
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xanth-
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yellow
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-a ending means it is
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a nound
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when combining derm and a color to say skin is a color put __ first and __ last connected with o
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color then o then derm
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xanthoderma
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yellow skin
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erythroderma
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red skin
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melanoderma
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black skin
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dry skin
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xeroderma
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-penia
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decrease or deficiency
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leuk/o/cyt/o/penia
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the deficiency of white blood cells-abnormal decrease in
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WBC
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white blood count
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-emia
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blood condition
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xanthemia
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yellow blood
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xanthomas
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yellow turmors can be caused by high choleserol
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leukemia
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disease characterized by proliferation and development of immature leukocytes in blood and bone marrow
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absence of pigment result of lack of melanin probably caused by
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albinism
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number of melanocytes same in all people of all races, differences in color related to
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production of melanin
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dark skin melanocytes produce lots of
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melanin
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cyanosis or cyanoderma
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caused by oxygen deficiency
excess CO2 in blood bluish coloration skin |
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-osis generally means abnormal condition, however when associated with blood means
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increase
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erythr/o/cyt/osis meas
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increase in red cells
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type of skin cancer that affects the basal layer is called basal cell ___
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carcinoma
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sarc-
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means flesh or connective tisssue
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type of skin cancer associated with AIDS
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kaposi sarcoma
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necr-
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death
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pertaining to death
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necrosis- death of areas of tissue
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cellular necrosis
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cells are dead
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gangrene
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form of necrosis
associated with loss of blood supply before healing, dead must be removed. |
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auto
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self, own
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autograft-
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-graft >tissue transplant
auto-self |
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AIDS
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accquired immuno deficiency syndrome
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BCC
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basal cell carcinoma
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FH
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fam history
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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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IM
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intramuscular
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PE
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physical exam
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subcu, Sub-Q, subQ
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sub cutaneous
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ung
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ointment
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WBC
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white blood count
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XP, XDP
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xeroderma pigmentosum
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scraping or rubbing off skin
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abrasion
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abscess
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localization of pus @ site of infection
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furruncle
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abscess that originates in a hair follicle
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carbuncle
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cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue
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acne
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inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of skin
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alopecia
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absence or loss of hair
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comedo
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discolored dry sebum-black head
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cyst
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pouch or sac in or under skin that contains fluid
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eczema>
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redness of skin caused by swelling capillaries
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hemorrhage
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loss of large amt of blood in a short period
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contusion
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hemorrage under skin where skin is not broken-bruise
ecchymosis |
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ecchymosis
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skin discoloration of large irregularly formed hemorhagic area wit colors changing
bruise, contusion |
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Two terms for a bruise
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contusion & ecchymosis
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petechia
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tiny hemorrage spot of the skin
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hematoma
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localized collegtion of blood trapped under skin usually after trauma
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hirsutism>
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excescessive growth or presence of hair in unusual places
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impetigo
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bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture
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psoriasis
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chronic skin disease with itchy red patches with scales
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scabies
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skin disease transmitted by mite
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skin lesions
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tissue altered by disease
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primary lesions
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initial rxn. to pathologically altered tissue that may be flat or elevated
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secondary lesion
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result from changes that take place in the primary lesion due infection, scratching trauma etc.
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tinea
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fungal infection, ringworm
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ulcer
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lesion of skin or mucouc membrane marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissues.
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pressure ulcer:
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skin ulceration from prolong pressure, could be from being bed ridden
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urticaria
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allergic rxn of skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated pathes that intencely itch hives
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verruca
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wort caused by virus
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vitiligo
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leukoderma
areas of skin without pigment milk white patches |
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biopsy
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bx
remove small piece of living tissue for exam |
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skin test
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determine allergies
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cryosurgery
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destroying abnormal tissue cells with subfreezing temps
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debridement
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removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue to promote healing
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electrodessication
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process of using high frequ. electrical sparks to dehydrate or destroy diseased tissue
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skin graft
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surgical transplant of health tissue to injured site
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allograft
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transplant of healthy tissue from one person to another
homograft |
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autograft
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transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in same individual
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synthetic
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transplantation of artificial skin from collagen fibers
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xenograft
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transplant of dermis only from an animal and transferred to a human
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skin resurfacing
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repairs damaged skin, acne scars, wrinkles tattoos etc. with chemicals abrasion or laser
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chemical peep
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chemicals remove outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring for cosmetic purpose
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dermabrasion
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removes unwanted skin abnormalitiies
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cutaneous laser
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laser treatmes\nts for cosmetic or plastic surgery
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