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Ch 3 - Integumentary System (Dermatology) Flashcards

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1
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integumentary system

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the skin

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epidermis

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outermost, visable layer of skin (made of large cells that look like fish scales under the microscope)

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dermis

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under the epidermis - it is a deeper layer, much thicker than the epidermis, it is home to hair follicles, nerves, and glands

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the nerves of the dermis detect what?

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fine pressure, deep pressure, temperature and pain (it is the largest sensory organ in the body)

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what are the two types of skin glands?

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1) sweat glands (hidro)
2) sebaceous glands - secrete oil

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keratin

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specialized tissue that make up nails

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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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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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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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hidr/o

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sweat

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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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seb/o

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oil

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sebace/o

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oil

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crypt/o

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hidden

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kerat/o

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hard, horny

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xer/o

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dry

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leuk/o

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white

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alb/o

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white

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erythr/o

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red

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xanth/o

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yellow

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melan/o

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black

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what causes differences in skin color?

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varying levels of melanin deposited in the basal layer

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abrasion

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scrape

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albinism

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lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white

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albino

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a person afflicted with albinism

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alopecia

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baldness

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anhidrosis

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lack of sweating

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comedo

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hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (blackhead, whitehead)

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cyanhydrosis

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blue sweat

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depigmentation

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loss of pigmentation

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dermatalgia

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skin pain

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dermatodynia

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skin pain

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dermatolysis

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loose skin

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erythema

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redness

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erythroderma

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red skin

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hemathidrosis

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sweating blood

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hidropoiesis

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formation of sweat

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hyperkerotosis

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excessive growth of horny skin

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hypermelanosis

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excessive melanin in the skin

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hyperpigmentation

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excessive pigment in the skin

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hypohidrosis

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diminished sweating

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hypomelanosis

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diminished melanin in the skin

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hypopigmentation

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diminished pigment in the skin

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leukoderma

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white skin

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macerate

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to soften the skin

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onychophagia

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eating or biting nails

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pruitius

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an itch

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rhytidermia

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wrinkled skin

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sebopoiesis

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formation of oil (sebum)

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trichomegaly

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abnormally thick hair

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urticaria

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swollen raised itchy areas of the skin

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xanthoderma

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yellow skin

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xeroderma

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dry skin

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xerosis

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condition of dryness

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localized

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limited to a specific area

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generalized

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all over the body

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centrifugal

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start from the middle and work outward

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centripetal

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spread from the outside to the middle

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macule, macula

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freckle - small, flat, discolored area

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patch (vitiligo)

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larger, flat discolored area

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papule

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small solid mass (less than 1 cm)

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plaque

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solid mass on the surface of skin (large and flat - larger than 1 cm)

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nodule

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solid mass that extends deeper into the skin (larger than 1 cm)

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tumor

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a larger solid mass

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vesicles

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a smaller blister (under 1 cm)

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pustules

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vesicles filled with pus

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bulla

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larger vesicle

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abscesses

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larger pustules - localized collection of pus in the body

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erosion

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loss of skin

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ulcer

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sore

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excoriation

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scratch

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fissure

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crack in skin

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scale

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skin flaking off

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crust

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dried substance (blood, pus) on skin

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vascular lesion

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wounds related to blood vessels

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cherry angioma

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small blood vessel tumor

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telangiectasia (spider angioma)

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over-expansion of the end of a blood vessel

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petechia

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a small bruise

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ecchymosis

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larger bruise

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cicatrix (pl. cicatrices)

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scar

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keloid

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overgrowth of scar tissue

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decubitus ulcer

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bed sore

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dermatosis

A

skin condition

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dermopathy

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skin disease

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atopic dermatitis

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chronic dry inflammatory disease caused by itching

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hypertichosis

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excessive growth of hair

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ichthyosis

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condition of the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales

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postpartum alopecia

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baldness experienced after pregnancy

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psoriasis

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skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin

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sclerogermatitis

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imflammation of skin accompanied by thickening and hardening

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scleronychia

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thickening and hardening of the nails

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xanthosis

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yellowing of the skin

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actinic keratosis

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horny skin condition caused by sun exposure (usually precancerous)

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basal cell carcinoma

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cancerous tumor of the basal skin cells

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hidradenoma

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tumor of the sweat glands

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malignant cutaneous neoplasm

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harmful new formation of skin tissue (cancer)

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malignant melanoma

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harmful tumor of melanin cells

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squamous cell carcinoma

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cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells

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acne vulgaris

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(acne) imflammation of the skin follicles

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dermatomycosis

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fungal skin condition

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hidradenitis

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inflammation of the sweat glands

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impetigo

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a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin

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mycodermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by a fungus

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mycosis

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fungal condition

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ocychodystrophy

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poor nourishment of the nail

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onychomycosis

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fungal condition of the nail

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tinea

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ringworm - a fungal condition

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trichomycosis

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a fungal condition of the hair

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actinic dermatitis

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inflammation fo the skin caused by sun exposure

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dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin

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dermatits

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inflammation of the skin

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seborrheic dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by discharge of oil (sebum)

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steatitis

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inflammation of fat tissue

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anesthetic

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a drug that temporarily blocks sensation

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antibiotic

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a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms

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antihistamine

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a drug that opposes the effects of histamine

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antipruitic

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a drug that prevents or relieves itching

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epidermal

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pertaining the the skin

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hypodermic

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pertaining to beneath the skin

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intradermal

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pertaining to inside the skin

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percutaneous

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pertaining to through the skin

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subcutaneous

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pertaining to beneath the skin

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topic

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applied directly to the skin

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transdermal

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pertaining to through the skin

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chemosurgery

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removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals

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chemotherapy

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treatment using chemicals

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cryosurgery

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destruction of tissue through freezing

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dermabrasion

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rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin

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electrocauterization

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using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it

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electrodesiccation

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using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it

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incision and drainage (I&D)

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to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain

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lipectomy

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removal of fatty tissue

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onychectomy

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removal of a nail

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onychotomy

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incision into a nail

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rhytidoplasty

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reconstruction of wrinkled skin

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ABCDE

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asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving

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AK

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actinic keratosis

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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

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ID

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intradermal

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SC

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subcutaneous

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SQ

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subcutaneous

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