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skin

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sebaceous glands

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produce sebum, an oily secretion, that lubricates the skin & hair

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sweat glands

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produce sweat, a watery secretion, that secrete into pores to moisten and cool the skin

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thermoregulates (function of skin)

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interprets messages from the heat center in the brain

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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

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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 epidermis, gives rise to all epidermal cells

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collagen

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structural protein found in skin & connective tissue

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cucticle

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

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dermis

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middle layer of skin

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eccrine sweat glands

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most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in skin

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epidermis

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outermost layer of skin

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epithelium

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

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hair follicle

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sac within each hair grows

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integumentary system

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the skin & its accessory structures like hair & nails

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keratin

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hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair & nails

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lunula

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half-moon-shaped, whitish area of 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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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, 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 & 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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scaly, dry

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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/brown

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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

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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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anthrac/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

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jaund/o

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yellow

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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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-algia

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pain

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-derma

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skin

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-esis

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condition

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-lysis

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breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening

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-ose

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full of, pertaining to, sugar

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-plakia

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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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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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diaphoresis

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profuse sweating

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seborrhea

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excessive secretion from sebaceous glands

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paronychia

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inflammation & swelling of soft tissue around a nail

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dermatophytosis & dermatomycosis (tinea)

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fungal infections of hands & feets

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causalgia

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burning sensation (pain) in the skin

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albinism

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pigment deficiency

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electrocautery

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knife used to burn through tissue

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erythema

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redness of skin

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dermabrasion

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surgical procedure to scrap away tissue

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anhidrosis

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abnormal condition of lack of sweat

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keratosis

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abnormal condition of proliferation of horny, keratinized cells

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ichthyosis

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abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin

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epidermolysis

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loosening of the epidermis

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xanthoma

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yellow tumor (nodule under the skin)

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subungual

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pertaining to under the nail

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hypertrichosis

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abnormal condition of excessive hair growth

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onychomycosis

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abnormal condition of nail fungus

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rhytidectomy

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removal of wrinkles

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pustule

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pus-filled skin lesion

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wheal

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smooth, edematous, reddish papule or plaque skin lesion

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cyst

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fluid or semisolid thick-walled filled sac skin lesion

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vesicle

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clear fluid, blister skin lesion

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crust (scab)

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dried serum & cellular debris skin lesion

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macule

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discolored, flat skin lesion

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erosion

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wearing away, loss of the epidermis skin lesion

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nodule

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solid, elevated mass, more than 1 cm skin lesion

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fissure

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slit, groove skin lesion

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ulcer

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open sore on skin or mucous membrane skin lesion

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papule

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small, solid elevation, pimple, or plaque skin lesion

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alopecia

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absence of hair where it normally grows

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ecchymosis

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bluish black mark (macule) caused by hemorrhages into the skin

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pruritus

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blackhead

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comedo/ comedones

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petechiae

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small, pinpoint hemorrhages

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squamous cell carcinoma

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malignant neoplasm originating in scale-like cells of epidermis

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acne vulgaris

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buildup of sebum & keratin in pores of the skin leading to papular & pustular eruptions

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tinea

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fungal skin infection

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scleroderma

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chronic disease marked by hardening & shrinking of connective tissue in the skin

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bedsore

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decubitus ulcer

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gangrene

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necrosis of skin tissue resulting from ischemia

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eczema (atopic dermatitis)

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chronic or acute inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, pustular, or papular lesions

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malignant melanoma

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cancerous tumor composed of melanocytes

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systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

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widespread inflammatory disease of the joints & collagen of the skin with “butterfly” rash on the face

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psoriasis

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chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by slivery-gray scales covering red patches on the skin

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basal cell carcinoma

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malignant neoplasm originating in the basal layer of the epidermis

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impetigo

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contagious, infectious pyoderma

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scabies

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contagious parasitic infection with intense pruritus

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rubeola

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varicella

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chickenpox

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keloid

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thickened excess cicatrix (scar)

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leukoplakia

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white patches on mucous membrane of tongue or inner cheek

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exanthematous

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characterized by a rash

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actinic keratosis

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thickening of epidermis related to sunlight exposure

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bullae

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large blisters

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nevus

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hyper pigmented macule or papule of skin (mole)

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pilonidal cyst

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sac of fluid & hair over sacral region

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urticaria

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acute allergic reaction in which hives develop

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first-degree burn

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damage to the epidermis with erythema & hyperesthesia, no blisters

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second-degree burn

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damage to the epidermis & dermis with blisters, erythema & hyperesthesia

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third-degree burn

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destruction of both epidermis & dermis and damage to subcutaneous layer

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nevi

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verrucae

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tinea pedis

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athlete foot’s

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seborrheic dermatitis

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exanthem

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pyoderma

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collection of pus in the skin

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xerosis

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leukoderma

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white patches of skin (vitiligo)

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erythema

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callus

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increased growth of epidermal horny-layer cells due to excess pressure or friction

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what are two skin tests for allergies?

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scratch and patch tests

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schick test

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intradermal test for diphtheria

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what are the two skins for tuberculosis?

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mantoux & purified protein derivative (PPD)

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purulent

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pus-filled

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punch biopsy

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surgical procedure to core out a disk of skin for microscopic analysis

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mohs surgery

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procedure in which thin layers of a malignant growth are removed & each is examined under the microscope

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kaposi sarcoma

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a type of skin cancer associated with AIDs & marked by dark blue-purple lesion over the skin

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dysplastic nevi

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abnormal, premalignant moles

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shave biopsy

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removal of skin tissue using a cut parallel to the surface of the surrounding skin

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cryosurgery

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destruction of tissue using intensely cold temperature

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dermabrasion

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scraping away skin to remove acne scars & fine wrinkles on the skin

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liposuction

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removal of subcutaneous fat tissue by aspiration

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electrodesiccation

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destruction of tissue using an electric spark

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curettage

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use of a sharp, spoon-like instrument to scrape away tissue

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acne

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papular & pustular eruption of skin with increases production of sebum

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burns

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injury to tissue due to heat, chemical, electric shock, lightning or radiation

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cellulitis

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a diffuse acute infection of the skin

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exanthematous viral diseases

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a rash due to a virus (rubella)

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bacterial analyses

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pus or filled samples examined to detect microorganisms

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fungal tests

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scrapings for culture & microscopic examination after treatment with KOH

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ABCDE

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asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolution (or change)- characteristics with melanoma

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Bx

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Derm.

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dermatology

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DLE

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discoid lupus erythematosus

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PPD

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purified protein derivative

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PUVA

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psoralen-ultraviolet A light therapy

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SLE

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systemic lupus erythematosus

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SC

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subcutaneous

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