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Ch 2 Dermatology Word Parts Flashcards

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integument/o-

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skin

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-ary

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pertaining to

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cutane/o-

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skin

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-ous

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pertaining to

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epi-

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above; upon

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derm/o-

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skin

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-al

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pertaining to

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theli/o-

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cellular layer

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-um

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period of time; structure

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squam/o-

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scale-like cell

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kerat/o-

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cornea; hard, fibrous protein

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-in

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substance

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ex-

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away from; out

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foli/o-

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leaf

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-ation

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being; having; process

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bas/o-

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alkaline; base of a structure

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melan/o-

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black

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-cyte

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cell

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coll/a-

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fibers that hold together

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-gen

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that which produces

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elast/o-

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flexing; stretching

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sebace/o-

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oil; sebum

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ex/o-

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away from; external; outward

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-crine

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pertaining to secreting

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sudor/i-

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sweat

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fer/o-

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bear

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hidr/o-

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sweat

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dia-

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complete; through

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phor/o-

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bear; carry; range

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-esis

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abnormal condition; process

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per-

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through; throughout

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spir/o-

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breathe; coil

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trich/o-

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hair

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folli/o-

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sac-like structure

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-cle

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small thing

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ungu/o-

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fingernail; toenail

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onych/o-

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fingernail; toenail

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follicul/o-

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follicle

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-ar

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pertaining to

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pil/o-

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hair

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erect/o-

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stand up

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-ion

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action; condition

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lun/o-

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moon

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-ula

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small thing

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cut/i-

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skin

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sub-

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below; underneath; less than

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adip/o-

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fat

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-ose

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full of

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lip/o-

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fat; lipid

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-cyte

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cell

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protect/o-

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defend; protect

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nosocomi/o-

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hospital

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sens/o-

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feeling

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-tome

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area with distinct edges; instrument used to cut

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synth/o-

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put together

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therm/o-

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heat

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regulat/o-

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control

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home/o-

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same

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-stasis

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standing still; staying in one place

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coll/a-

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fibers that hold together

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seb/o-

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oil; sebum

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-itis

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infection of; inflammation of

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hem/o-

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blood

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-rrhage

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excessive discharge; excessive flow

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extra-

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outside

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vas/o-

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blood vessel; vas deferens

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contus/o-

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bruising

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ecchym/o-

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blood in the tissue

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-osis

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abnormal condition; process

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-oma

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mass; tumor

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hemat/o-

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blood

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fiss/o-

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splitting

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-ure

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result of; system

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vesic/o-

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bladder; fluid-filled sac

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vesicul/o-

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fluid-filled sac

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ne/o-

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new

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-plasm

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formed substance; growth

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malign/o-

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cancer

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-ant

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pertaining to

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prurit/o-

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itching

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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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-ism

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disease from a specific cause; process

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cyan/o-

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blue

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-tic

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pertaining to

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erythemat/o-

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redness

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jaund/o-

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yellow

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-ice

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quality; state

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an-

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not; without

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icter/o-

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jaundice

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necr/o-

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dead body; dead tissue

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gangren/o-

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gangrene

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de-

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reversal of; without

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pigment/o-

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pigment

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abras/o-

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scrape off

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esthes/o-

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feeling; sensation

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excori/o-

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take out skin

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kel/o-

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tumor

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-oid

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resembling

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lacer/o-

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tearing

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cellul/o-

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cell

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pedicul/o-

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lice

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actin/o-

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rays of the sun

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sol/o-

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sun

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angi/o-

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blood vessel; lymphatic vessel

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papill/o-

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elevated structure

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sen/o-

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old age

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-ile

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pertaining to

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syn-

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together

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poly-

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many; much

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cancer/o-

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cancer

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carcin/o-

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cancer

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sarc/o-

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connective tissue

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psor/o-

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itching

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition; process

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scler/o-

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hard; sclera

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system/o-

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body as a whole

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rhin/o-

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nose

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-phyma

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growth; tumor

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-etic

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pertaining to

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alopec/o-

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bald

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hirsut/o-

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hairy

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myc/o-

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fungus

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intra-

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within

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sensitiv/o-

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affected by; sensitive to

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-ity

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condition; state

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exud/o-

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oozing fluid

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-ate

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composed of; pertaining to

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cry/o-

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cold

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-lysis

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process to break down or destroy

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surg/o-

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operative procedure

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-ery

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process

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electr/o-

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electricity

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fulgur/o-

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spark of electricity

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desicc/o-

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dry up

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sect/o-

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cut

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in-

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in; not; within

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cis/o-

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cut

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abras/o-

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scrape off

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micr/o-

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one millionth; small

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bi/o-

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living organism; living tissue

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fung/o-

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fungus

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vir/o-

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virus

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anti-

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against

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cortic/o-

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cortex; outer region

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-steroid

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steroid

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phot/o-

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light

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dynam/o-

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movement; power

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topic/o-

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specific area

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trans-

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across; through

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hypo-

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below; deficient

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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cis/o-

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cut

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-plasty

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process of reshaping by surgury

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suct/o-

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suck

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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rhytid/o-

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wrinkle

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blephar/o-

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eyelid

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all/o-

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other; strange

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-graft

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tissue for implant or transplant

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aut/o-

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self

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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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Derm

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dermatology (short form)

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HAI

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healthcare-associated infection

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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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IgE

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immunoglobulin E

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PDT

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photodynamic therapy

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PUVA

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psoralen (drug and) ultraviolet A (light therapy)

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SLE

A

systemic lupus erythematosus

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SQ

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subcutaneous

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subcu

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subcutaneous (short form)

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subQ

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subcutaneous (short form)

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UVB

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ultraviolet light B

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