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Chapter 16: Integumentary System Flashcards

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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

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Skin

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Diaphor/o

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Sweating

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Erthem/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, horny tissue

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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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Rhythid/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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Scalelike

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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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Absence of hair where it normally grows

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Alopecia

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Blue-black marks on the skin

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Ecchymosis

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Small pinpoint hemorrhages

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Petechia

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Acute allergic reaction with red, round wheals on skin

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Urticaria

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Diffuse acute infection of skin

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Cellulitis

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Inflammation of skin with erythematous and papulovesicular lesions caused by allergy

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Eczema

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Rash due to virus

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Exanthematous viral diseases

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Death of tissue with loss of blood supply

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Gangrene

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Contagious pyoderma caused by stain of strep

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Impetigo

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Chronic recurrent dermatosis with silver gray scales that itch

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Psoriasis

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Parasitic and infectious pruritus

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Scabies

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Chronic and progressive disease of skin with hardening of connective tissue

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Scleroderma

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Inflammatory disease of collagen in skin, joints and internal organs

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Systemic lupus erythematous

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Infection of the skin caused by fungus

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Tinea

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Loss of pigment in areas of skin

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Vitiligo

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Thickened area of epidermis

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Keratosis

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White thickened patches on tongue or cheek

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Leukoplakia

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Pigmented lesion

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Nevus

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Warts caused by virus

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Verruca

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A type of epithelial cell in the epidermis is a

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Squamous cell

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Dermis

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Middle layer of skin

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A hard protein material found in the epidermis

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Keratin

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Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue

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Collagen

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Xer/o means

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Dry

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Pertaining to under a nail

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Subungual

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What is a combining form meaning skin?

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Cutane/o

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Absence of pigment in skin

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Albinism

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Inflammation of the soft tissue around a nail

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Paronychia

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Profuse sweating

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Diaphoresis

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Fungal infection

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Trichomycosis

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Fatty mass within a sebaceous gland

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Steatoma

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A wheal is a

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Hive

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Bullae

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Large blisters

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Pustule

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Small abscess

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Itching

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Pruritus

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Keloid

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Thickened scar

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Inflammatory disease of the joints and collagen of the skin; can affect other organs of the body

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Moles that can develop into malignant melanoma

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Dysplastic nevi

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Bed sore; break in continuity of skin

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Decubitus ulcer

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Chronic recurrent dermatosis with silvery gray scales covering red patches in skin

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Psoriasis

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A dermatomycosis

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Tinea

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White patches on a mucous membrane of tongue or cheek

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Leukoplakia

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Connective tissue in the skin hardens

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Scleroderma

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Layers of growth are removed and examined microscopically

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Mohs surgery

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A fat cell is a

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Adipocyte

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The half moon shaped white area at the base of the nail is called the

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Lunula

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A structural protein found in skin and connective tissue is

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Collagen

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A black pigment found in the epidermis is

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Melanin

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Te deepest region of the epidermis is

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Basal layer

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The outermost layer of the epidermis, consisting of flattened keratinized cells is the

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Stratum corneum

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An oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands is

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Sebum

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The middle layer of the skin is the corium or

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Dermis

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A hard protein material found in epidermis, hair and nails is

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Keratin

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A band of epidermis at the base and side of the nail plate is the

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Cuticle

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The outermost layer of skin

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Epidermis

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Profuse sweating

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Diaphoresis

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Excessive secretion from sebaceous glands

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Seborrhea

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Inflammation and swelling of soft tissue around a nail

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Paronychica

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Fungal infection of hands and feet

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Dermatophytosis

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Burning sensation in the skin

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Causalgia

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Surgical repair of the skin

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Dermatoplasty

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Pertaining to under the skin

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Subcutaneous

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Abnormal condition of lack of sweat

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Anhidrosis

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Abnormal condition of proliferation of keratinized cells

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Keratosis

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Abnormal condition of dry, scaly, skin

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Ichthyosis

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Loosening of the epidermis

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Epidermolysis

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Yellow tumor (nodule under the skin)

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Xanthoma

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Under the nail

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Subungula

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Abnormal condition of nail fungus

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Onychomycosis

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Circumcised collection of clear fluid (blister)

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Vesicle

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Smooth, slightly elevated edematous area (hive)

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Wheal

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Discolored, flat lesion (freckle)

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Macule

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Groove or crack-like sore

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Fissure

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Mushroom like growth extending from the surface of a mucous membrane

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Polyp

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Circumcised collection of pus

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Pustule

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Closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material

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Cyst

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Open sore or erosion of skin

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Ulcer

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Solid elevation of the skin (Pimple)

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Papule

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Larger than 1 cm solid elevation of the skin

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Nodule

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Baldness

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Alopecia

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Purplish, macular patch

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Ecchymosis

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Itching

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Pruritus

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Loss of pigment in skin

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Vitiligo

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Blackhead

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Comedo

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Small pinpoint hemorrhages

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Petechia

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Contagious parasitic infection with intense pruritus

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Scabies

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White patches on mucous membrane of tongue or cheek

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Leukoplakia

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Characterized by rash

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Exanthematous

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Colored pigmentation of the skin (mole)

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Nevus

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Acute, allergic reaction in which hives develop

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Urticaria

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Large blisters

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Bulla

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Raised, thickened scar

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Keloid

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Sac of fluid and hair over the sacral regions of the back

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Pilondalcyst

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Chickenpox

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Varicella

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Buildup of sebum and keratin in pores of the skin leading to papular and pustular eruptions

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Acne

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Fungal skin infection

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Tinea

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Chronic hardening and shrinking of connective tissue

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Scleroderma

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Bedsore

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Decubitus ulcer

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Necrosis of skin tissue resulting from ischemia

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Gangrene

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Contagious, infectious pyoderma

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Impetigo

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Chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by silvery gray scales covering red patches on the skin

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Psoriasis

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Cancerous tumor composed of melanocytes

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Malignant melanoma

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Widespread inflammatory disease of joints and collagen of the skin with butterfly rash on the face

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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

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Eczema

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Two skin tests for allergy are

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Scratch and patch test

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

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Punch biopsy

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The procedure in which thin layers of malignant growth are removed and each is microscopically analyzed is

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Mohs micrographic surgery

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Moles that do not form properly and may progress to form melanomas are called

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Dysplastic nevi

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Destruction of tissue by intensely cold temperatures is called

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Cryosurgery

Medical Terminology (21 decks)

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