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cry/o

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cold

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cutane/o

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skin

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DERM/o; dermat/o

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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hirsut/o

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hairy, rough

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lip/o

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fat, lipid

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melan/o

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black, dark

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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fingernail or toenail

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pil/I; pil/o

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hair

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py/o

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pus

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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seb/o

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sebum

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urtic/o

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rash; hives

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xer/o

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dry

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actinic keratosis

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albinism

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alopecia

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Partial or complete loss of hair most commonly on the scalp

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blepharoplasty

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bulla

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capillary hemangioma

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carbuncle

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cellulitis

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cicatrix

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comedo

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Non infected lesion formed by the buildup of sebum and keratin in a hair follicle

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debridement

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dermatitis

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diaphoresis

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Profuse sweating

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dysplastic nevi

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ecchymosis

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eczema

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erythema

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erythroderma

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exanthem

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exfoliative dermatitis

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folliculitis

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Inflammation of the hair follicle

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furuncles

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hematoma

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hirsutism

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Presence of excessive body and facial hair in women

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ichthyosis

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impetigo

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keloid

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keratosis

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koilonychia

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Malformation of the nails in which the outer surface is concave or scooped out like the bowl of a spoon

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lipedema

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lipoma

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macule

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malignant melanoma

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melasma

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necrotizing fasciitis

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onychocryptosis

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Ingrown toenail; edges of toenail curve inward and cut into the skin

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onychomycosis

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Fungal infection of the nail

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papilloma

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papule

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paronychia

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pediculosis

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petechiae

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pressure ulcer

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pruritus

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psoriasis

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purpura

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purulent

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rhytidectomy

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rosacea

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scabies

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scleroderma

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seborrheic dermatitis

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Benign skin growth that has waxy or “pasted- on” look

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squamous cell carcinoma

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systemic lupus erythematosus

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tinea

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urticaria

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verrucae

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vitiligo

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wheal

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xeroderma

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