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CH4-Integumentary System Flashcards

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1
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cutane

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skin

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hidro

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sweat

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onycho

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nail

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unguo

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nail

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sebo

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sebum (oil)

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conio

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dust

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hetero

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other

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myco

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fungus

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necro

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death (cells, body)

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pachyo

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thick

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rhytido

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wrinkles

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staphylo

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grapelike clusters

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strepto

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twisted chains

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xero

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dry, dryness

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epi

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on, upon, over

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intra

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within

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para

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beside, beyond, around, abnormal

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per

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through

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sub

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under, below

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trans

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through, across, beyond

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coccus

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berry-shaped

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ectomy

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excision or surgical removal

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ia

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diseased or abnormal state

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itis

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inflammation

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malacia

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softening

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opsy

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view of, viewing

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phagia

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eating or swallowing

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plasty

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surgical repair

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rrhea

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flow, discharge

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tome

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instrument used to cut

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leiodermia

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condition of smooth skin

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onychocryptosis

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abnormal condition of a hidden nail (ingrown nail)

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onychomalacia

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softening of the nails

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onychomycosis

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abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails

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onychophagia

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eating the nails (nail bitting)

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pachyderma

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thickening of the skin

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paronychia

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diseased state around the nail

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seborrhea

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discharge of sebum (excessive)

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xanthoma

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yellow tumor (benign, primarily in the skin)

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xeroderma

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dry skin

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herpo

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creep along

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primary lesions

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macule, papule, nodule, wheal, vesicle, pustule, cyst

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secondary lesions

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scar (cicatrix), keloid, ulcer

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vascular lesions

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petechia, purpura, ecchymosis

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actinic keratosis

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precancerous skin condition of horny tissue formation that results from excessive exposure to sunlight

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candidiasis

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infection of the skin, mouth, or vagina caused by yeast-type fungus

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carbuncle

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infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue composed of a cluster of boils

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impetigo

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superficial skin infection characterized by pustules and caused by either staphylococci or streptococci

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kaposi sarcoma

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cancerous condition starting as purple or brown papules on the lower extremities that spread throughout the skin to the lymph nodes and internal orgas

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MRSA

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invasion of body tissue by methicillin-resistant

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pediculosis

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invasion of the skin and hair by lice

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psoriasis

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chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silver scales

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dermatoautoplasty

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surgical repair using one’s own skin

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dermatoheteroplasty

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surgical repair using skin from others

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rhytidectomy

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excision of wrinkles (facelift)

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rhytidoplasty

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surgical repair of wrinkles

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debridement

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removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound

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