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Chap 3: Integumentary system Flashcards

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Cutaneous

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Pertaining to the skin

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cutane

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skin

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ous

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pertaining to

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lesion

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wound, injury, or pathological change in body tissue

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therapeutic

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pertaining to treating, re mediating, or curing a disorder or disease

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Therapeut

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treatment

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ic

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pertaining to

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adip/o

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fat (hernia containing fat or fatty tissue)

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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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dermat/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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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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erythemat/o

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red

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erythr/o

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red

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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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ichthy/o

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dry,scaly

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kerat/o

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horny tissue; hard; cornea

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melan/o

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black

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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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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 (white of eye)

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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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therm/o

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heat

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xer/o

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dry

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-cyte

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cell

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-derma

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skin

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-oma

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tumor

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-phoresis

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carrying, trasmission

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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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an-

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without, not

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epi-

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above, upon

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homo-

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same

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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abrasion

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scraping or rubbing away of a surface, suck as skin, by friction

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abscess

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localized collection of pus at the site of an infection (characteristically a staphylococcal infection)

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furuncle

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abscess that originates in a hair follicle; also called voil

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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 the skin, marked by comedos (blackheads), papules, and pustules (small skin lesions filled with purulent material)

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alopecia

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Absence or loss of hair, especially of the head; also known as baldness

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Burn

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tissue injury caused by contact with a thermal, chemical, electrical, or radioactive agent

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first-degree burn (superficial)

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mild burn affecting the epidermis and characterized by redness and pain with no blistering or scar formation

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second-degree burn (partial thickness)

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Burn affecting the epidermis and part of the dermis and characterized by redness, blistering, or larger bullae, and pain with little or no scarring

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Third-degree burn (full thickness)

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Severe burn characterized by destruction of the epidermis and dermis with damage to the subcutaneous layer, leaving the skin charred black or dry white in appearance with insensitivity to touch

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carcinoma

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uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body; also called malignant cells

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carcin

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cancer

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-oma

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tumor

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melanoma

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malignant tumor that originates in melanocytes and is considered the most dangerous type of skin cancer, which, if not treated early, becomes difficult to cure and can be fatal

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melan

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balck

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comedo

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discolored, dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin; also called blackhead

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cyst

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closed sac or pouch in or under the skin with a definite wall that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material

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pilonidal

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growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on the skin

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sebaceous

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cyst filled with sebum (fatty material) from a sebaceous gland

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eczema

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redness of skin caused by swelling of the capillaries

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gangrene

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death of tissue, usually resulting from loss of blood supply

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hemorrhage

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external or internal loss of a large amount of blood in a short period

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hem/o

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blood

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-rrhage

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bursting forth

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contusion

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hemorrhage of any size under the skin in which the skin is not broken; also known as a bruise

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Ecchymosis

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skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow; commonly called a bruise

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petechia

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minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin that is a smaller version of an ecchymosis

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hematoma

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elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma

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hemat

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blood

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hirsutism

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excessive growth of hair in unusual places, especially in women; may be due to hyper secretion of testosterone

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ichthyosis

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genetic skin disorder in which the skin is dry and scaly, resembling fish skin because of a defect in keratinization

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase (usually primarily with blood cells)

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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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keloid

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overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of a skin injury (especially a wound, surgical incision, or severe burn) caused by excessive collagen formation during the healing process

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psoriasis

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chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches covered with silvery scales

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scabies

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contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite

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skin lesions

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areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, injury, or a would resulting from external factors or internal disease

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tinea

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fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected, such as tinea pedis (athlete’s foot); also called ringworm

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ulcer

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lesion of the skin or mucous membranes marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissues

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pressure ulcer

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skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a patient who is bedridden; also known as decubitus ulcer or bedsore

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urticaria

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allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches that are intensely itchy; also called wheals

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verruca

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rounded epidermal growth caused by a virus; also called wart

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vesicle

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small blister-like elevation on the skin containing a clear fluid; large vesicles are called bullae (singular, bulla)

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vitiligo

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localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches; also called leukoderma

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wheal

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smooth, slightly elevated skin that is white in the center with a pale red periphery; also called hives if itchy

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biopsy

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removal of a small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic examination to confirm or establish a diagnosis, estimate prognosis, or follow the course of a disease

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skin test

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any test in which a suspected allergen or sensitizer is applied to or injected into the skin to determine the patient’s sensitivity to it

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cryosurgery

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use of subfreezing temperature, commonly with liquid nitrogen, to destroy abnormal tissue cells, such as unwanted, cancerous, or infected tissue

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debridement

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removal of foreign material, damaged tissue, or cellular debris from a wound or burn to prevent infection and promote healing

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cry/o

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cold

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fulguration

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tissue destruction by means of high-frequency electrical current; also called electrodesiccation

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incision and drainage

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incision of a lesion, such as an abscess, followed by the drainage of its contents

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mohs surgery

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surgical procedure used primarily to treat skin neoplasms in which tumor tissue fixed in place is removed layer by layer for microscopic examination until the entire tumor is removed

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skin graft

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surgical procedure to transplant health tissue by applying it to an injured site

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allograft

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transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person; also called homograft

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allo-

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other, differing from normal

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-graft

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transplantation

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autograft

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transplantation of healthy tissue form one site to another site in the same individual

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auto-

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self; own

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synthetic

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transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers arranged in a lattice pattern

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xenograft

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transplantation (dermis only) from a foreign donor (usually a pig) and transferred to a human; also called heterograft

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xen/o

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foreign, strange

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skin resurfacing

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procedure that repairs damaged skin, acne scars, fine or deep wrinkles, or tattoos or improves skin tone irregularities through the use of topical chemicals, abrasion, or laser

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chemical peel

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use of chemicals that remove outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses as well as for cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on the face; also chemabrasion

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cutaneous laser

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any of several laser treatments employed for cosmetic and plastic surgery

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demabrasion

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removal of acne scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer

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antibiotics

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kill bacteria that cause skin infections

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antifungals

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kill fungi that infect the skin

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antipruritics

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reduce sever itching

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corticosteroids

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anti-inflammatory agents that treat skin inflammation

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BCC

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basal cell carcinoma

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basal cell carcinoma

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incision and drainage; irrigation and debridement

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Bx, bx

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biopsy

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biopsy

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physical examination; pulmonary embolism; pressure-equalizing (tube)

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DM

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diabetes mellitus

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diabetes mellitus

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squamous cell carcinoma

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FH

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family history

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family history

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ultraviolet

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