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albin/o

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white

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cauter/o

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to burn

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cry/o

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cold

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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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profuse sweating

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electr/o

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electricity

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erythr/o

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red

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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

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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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necr/o

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death

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onych/o

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nail

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pedicul/o

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lice

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phot/o

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light

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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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sarc/o

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flesh

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scler/o

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hard

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seb/o

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oil

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system/o

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system

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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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vesic/o

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sac, bladder

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xer/o

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dry

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31
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-derma

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skin condition

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allo-

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other, different from usual

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xeno-

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foreign

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angi/o

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vessel

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bas/o

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base

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancer

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chem/o

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chemical

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39
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cis/o

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to cut

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cortic/o

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outer layer

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esthesi/o

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feeling

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hem/o

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blood

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septic/o

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infection

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-derma

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skin condition

45
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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-ia

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state, condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-ism

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state of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-oma

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mass, tumor

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-opsy

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view of

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-phagia

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eat, swallow

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhea

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discharge

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-ule

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small

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an-

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without

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anti-

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against

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auto-

A

self

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de-

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without

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epi-

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above

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ex-

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outward

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hyper-

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excessive

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hypo-

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below

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intra-

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within

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para-

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beside

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sub-

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under

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xeno-

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foreign

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BCC

A

basal cell carcinoma

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bid

A

two times a day

75
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bx

A

biopsy

76
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C&S

A

culture and sensitivity

77
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decub

A

decubitus ulcer

78
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derm

A

dermatology

79
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FS

A

frozen section

80
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I&D

A

incision and drainage

81
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ID

A

intradermal

82
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MM

A

malignant melanoma

83
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oint

A

ointment

84
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qid

A

four times a day

85
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SCC

A

squamous cell carcinoma

86
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SG

A

skin graft

87
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SLE

A

systemic lupus erythematosus

88
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STSG

A

split-thickness skin graft

89
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subc or subq

A

subcutaneous

90
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tid

A

three times a day

91
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UV

A

ultraviolet

92
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x

A

times

93
Q

deadens pain when applied to skin

A

anesthetic

94
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kills bacteria

A

antibiotic

95
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kills fungi

A

antifungal

96
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kills mites or lice

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antiparasitic

97
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reduces severe itching

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antipruritic

98
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anti-inflammatory

A

corticosteroid cream