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adipocyte

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fat cell

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albino

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person with skin deficient in pigment (melanin)

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apocrine sweat gland

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one of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas

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basal layer

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deepest region of the epidermis; gives rise to all epidermal cells

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collagen

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structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue

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cuticle

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band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate

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dermis

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middle layer of the skin

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eccrine sweat gland

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most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin

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epidermis

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outermost layer of the skin

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epithelium

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layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

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hair follicle

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sac within which each hair grows

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integumentary system

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the skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails

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keratin

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hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails.

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lunula

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half moon shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail

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melanin

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skin pigment, formed by melanocytes in the epidermis.

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eumelanin

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brown-black pigment

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pheomelanin

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red-yellow pigment

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paronychium

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soft tissue surrounding the nail border

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pore

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tiny opening on the surface of the skin

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sebaceous gland

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oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles

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sebum

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oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands

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squamous epithelium

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flat, scale like cells composing the epidermis

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stratified

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arranged in layers

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stratum

plural: strata

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a layer (of cells)

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stratum corneum

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outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened keratinized cells

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subcutaneous layer

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innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue

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adip/o

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fat

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albin/o

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white

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caus/o

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burn, burning

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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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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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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erythem/o, erythemat/o

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redness

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hidr/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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hard

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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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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phyt/o

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plant

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pil/o

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hair, hair follicle

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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 (secretion from sebaceous glands)

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squam/o

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scale-like

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steat/o

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fat

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trich/o

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hair

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ungu/o

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nail

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xanth/o

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yellow

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xer/o

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dry

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albin/o

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white

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anthraco/o

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black (as coal)

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chlor/o

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green

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cirrh/o

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tawny yellow

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cyan/o

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blue

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eosin/o

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rosy (pink)

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erythr/o

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red

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jaund/o

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yellow

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leuk/o

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white

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lute/o

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yellow

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poli/o

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gray

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