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Chapter 12 Integumentary Flashcards

1
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Layers of the skin

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Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous adipose

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cutaneous

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pertaining to the skin (cutane/o = skin)

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adipose

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fatty (adip/o = fat)

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keratin

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component of nonliving cells in the skin

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scleroprotein

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a type of protein insoluble in most solvents (scler/o = hard)

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adip/o, lip/o

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fat

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axil/o

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armpit

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bacter/i, bateri/o

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bacteria

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cutane/o, derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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erythemat/o

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erythema or redness

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follicul/o

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follicle

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ichthy/o

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fish

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kerat/o

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horny tissue (tissue containing keratin), or cornea (eye structure)

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onych/o, ungu/o

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nail

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pil/o, trich/o

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hair

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seb/o

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sebum

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sept/o

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infection or septum

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xer/o

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dry

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-cidal

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killing

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-derm

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skin or a germ layer

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-static

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keeping stationary

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pilomotor muscles

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cause erection of skin hairs

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axilla

axillary

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armpit

pertaining to the armpit

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sudoriferous glands

sebaceous glands

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sweat glands

oil (sebum) glands

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follicles

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contain root of hair shaft

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ungual

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pertaining to the nail

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lesion

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any visible, localized abnormality of the skin (e.g. wound, rash, sore, spots, swellings, changes in shape)

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seborrheic keratosis

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benign skin lesions often on older people

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29
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circumscribed

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well-define (as in a lesion that you can draw a circle around)

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30
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verruca

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benign warty skin lesion

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nodule

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marble-like, solid lesion more than 1 cm wide and deep

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cyst

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sac filled with fluid or semisolid material

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macule

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non-raised, discolored spots less than 1 cm in diameter

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papule

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elevate lesion less than 1 cm in diameter

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plaques

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elevated and circumscribed patches more than 1 cm in diameter

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vesicle

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blister less than 1 cm and filled with clear liquid

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bullae

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blisters grater than 1 cm and filled with clear fluid

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pustule

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vesicle filled with cloudy fluid or pus

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wheals

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elevated and irregularly shaped lesion (usually with allergic skin reactions)

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atrophy of the skin

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thinning with loss of skin markings (e.g. stretch marks)

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ulcers

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deep, irregular erosions that extend into dermis

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fissure

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linear cracks in the epidermis (e.g. athlete’s food)

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scales

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dried fragments of sloughed epidermis that are whitish hand irregular in size and shape

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keloid

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excessive overgrowth of scar tissue

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laceration

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torn, jagged wound

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incision

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smooth-edged wound produced by sharp instrument

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aseptic

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free of pathogenic organisms

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abrasion

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when skin is scraped or rubbed away by friction

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contusion

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bruise, skin not broken and characterized by swelling and discoloration

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skin graft

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skin implanted to cover areas where skin has been lost

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superficial partial-thickness burn

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first degree. only epidermis, no immediate blisters, red

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deep partial-thickness burn

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second degree. extends to dermis, red and moist, blistered

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full-thickness burn

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third degree. throughout dermis and epidermis, sometimes subcutaneous. hard, dry and leathery .White, deep red, yellow, brown to black

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deep full-thickness burn

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fourth degree. no skin layers remain, underlying bone and muscles are damaged. wound is blackened and depressed, muscle and bone are exposed

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abscess

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cavity that contains pus caused by infectious microorganism and surrounded by inflamed tissue

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albinism

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absence of normal pigmentation. albino = person with albinism

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cellulitis

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acute infection skin and subcutaneous tissue, characterized by local heat, redness, pain and swelling

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contact dermatitis

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skin rash resulting from exposure to an irritant or sensitizing agent

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cyanosis

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bluish discoloration of the skin

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dermatitis

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inflammatory condition of the skin

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discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE)

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chronic disorder, characterized by lesions covered wiht scales.

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frostbite

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damage to skin, tissues and blood vessels as a result of prolonged exposure to cold

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furuncle

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localized skin infection originating in a gland or hair follicle. Boil

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hypopigmentation

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decreased tissue pigmentation but not complete absence of skin color

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ichthyosis

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any of several generalized disorders marked by dry and scaly skin

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lipoma

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benign tumor consisting of mature fat cells

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lyme disease

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infection transmitted by the bite of an infected tick. Red macule or papule appears and in accompanied by flulike symptoms

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malignant melanoma

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any of a group of malignant tumors that originate in the skin and are composed of melanocytes

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mycodermitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by a fungus

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necrosis

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death of areas of damaged or diseased tissue or bone

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pediculosis

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infestation by lice (pediculus = genus of sucking lice)

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petechiae

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tiny purple or red spots appearing on the skin as a result of tiny hemorrhages within dermal or submucosal layers

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psoriasis

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common chronic skin disorder characterized by circumscribed red patches covered by thick, dry, silvery scales

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scabies

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contagious dermatitis caused by the itch mite

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scleroderma

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chronic hardening and thickening of the skin

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skin cancer

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any of several neoplasms of the skin

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urticaria

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hives. skin eruption characterized by wheals with well-defined margins and pale centres.

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xerosis

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minor irritation of the skin characterized by excessive dryness

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acne vulgaris

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skin disease characterized by blackheads, whiteheads, and pus-filled lesions

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folliculitis

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inflammation of a hair follicle

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hiradenitis

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inflammation of a sweat gland caused by occlusion of the pores (hidr/o = sweat, aden/o = glands)

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onychopathy

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any disease of the nails

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seborrhea

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excessive production of sebum

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seborrheic dermatitis

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dandruff. inflammatory condition of the skin that begins with the scalp.

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trichosis

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any abnormal condition of hair growth, including baldness or excessive hair growth in an unusual place

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liposuction, suction-assisted lipectomy

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removing adipose tissue with a suction pump device

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topical medications

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medication placed directly on the skin

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bacteriostatic

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inhibiting growth of bacteria

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bactericidal

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killing bacteria

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asepsis

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absence of germs

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sepsis

septic

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infection or contamination

infected or contaminated

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transdermal drug delivery

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applying a drug to unbroken skin (absorbed through the skin and enters circulatory system)

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antmicrobial

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medical applied to broken skin to prevent infection

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antiperspirants

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compounds that act against or inhibit persperation

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aspiration

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withdrawal of fluid from a cyst with a syringe

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biopsy

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removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination

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punch biopsy

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an instrument (punch) is used to remove a small amount of material

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cyrosurgery

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use of subfreezing temperature to destroy tissue

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curettage

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scraping of material from a surface to remove abnormal tissue

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debridement

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removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially from a wound

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dermabrasion

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treatment for the removal of superficial scars on the skin by the use of revolving wire brushes or sandpaper

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electrolysis

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destruction of a substance by passing electrical current through it

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electrosurgery

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surgery performed with electrical instruments that operate on high-frequency electric current and are of ten used to destroy skin lesions

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tattoo removal

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multiple treatments of either dermabrasion or laser removal

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