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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 the epidermis

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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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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

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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

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a layer (of cells)

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stratum corneum

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outermost layer of the epidermis

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subcutaneous layer

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innermost layer of the skin

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adip/o

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fate

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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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fate

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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

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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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squem/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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crust

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collection of dried serum and cellular debris

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cyst

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thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material

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erosion

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wearing away or loss of epidermis

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fissure

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groove or crack-like sore

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macule

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flat, pigmented lesion measuring less than 1 cm in diameter

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nodule

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solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or more in diameter

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papule

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small, solid elevation of the skin

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polyp

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growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane

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pustule

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papule containing pus

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ulcer

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open source of the skin or mucous membranes

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vesicle

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small collection of clear fluid

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wheal

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smooth, edematous papule or plaque that is centrally redder or paler than the surrounding skin

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alopecia

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absence of hair from areas where it normally grows

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ecchymosis

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bluish-purplish mark on the skin

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petechia

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small, pinpoint hemorrhage

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pruritus

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itching

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acne

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chronic papular and pustular eruption of the skin with increased production of sebum

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burns

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injury to tissues caused by heat contact

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cellulities

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diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local het, redness, pain, and swelling

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eczema

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inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular, or papalsquamous lesions

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exanthematous viral diseases

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rash of the skin due to a viral infection

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gangrene

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death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply

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impetigo

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bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and crust-over lesion

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psoriasis

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chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red plaques covered by silvery gray scales

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scabies

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contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus

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scleroderma

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chronic progressive disease of the skin and internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue

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systemic lupus erythematosus

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chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in skin, joints, and internal organs

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tinea

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infection of the skin caused by a fungus

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urticarua

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acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheal develop on the skin

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vitiligo

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loss of pigment in areas of the skin

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callus

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increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or friction

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keloid

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excess hypertrophied, thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision

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keratosis

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thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis

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leukoplakia

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white, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek

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nevus

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pigmented lesion of the skin

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verruca

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epidermal growth caused by a virus

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basal cell carcinoma

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malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis

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squamous cell carcinoma

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malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis

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malignant melanoma

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cancerous growth composed of melanocytes

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kaposi sarcoma

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malignant, vascular, neoplastic growth characterized by cutaneous nodules

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bacterial analyses

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samples of skin are examined for presence of microorganisms

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fungal tests

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scraping from skin lesions, hair specimens, or nail clipping are sent to a laboratory for culture and microscopic examination

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cryosurgery

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use of subfreezing temperature achieved with liquid nitrogen application to destroy tissue

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curettage

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use of a sharp dermal curette to scrape away a skin lesion

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electrodesiccation

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tissue is destroyed by burning with an electric spark

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Mohs surgery

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thin layers of malignant tissue are removed and each slice is examined microscopically to check for adequate extent of the resection

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skin bioposy

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`suspicious skin lesions are removed or sampled and examined microscopically by a pathologist

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skin test

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substances are injected intradermally or applied to the skin and results are observed

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