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cutaneo
dermo
dermato

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skin

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pilo
tricho

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hair

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hidro

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sweat

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squamo

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scale

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onycho
unguo

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nail

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sebo
sebaceo

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oil

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crypto

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hidden

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kerato

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hard, horny

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xero

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dry

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xantho

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yellow

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erythro

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red

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leuko
albo

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white

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melano

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black

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abrasion
ab/ rasion

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scraping away of skin

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albinism

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lack of pigment in skin, causing patient to look white

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albino

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a person affected with albinism

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alopecia

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baldness

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anhidrosis

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lack of sweating, no sweat condition

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comedo

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hair follicle is plugged with sebum, white or black head

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cyanhidrosis

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blue sweat

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depigmentation

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loss of pigment, away pigment condition

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dermatalgia
dermatodynia

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skin pain

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dermatolysis

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loose skin

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erythema

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redness

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erythrosderma

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red skin

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hemathidrosis

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sweating blood

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hidropolesis

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formation of sweat

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hyperhidrosis

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exessive sweating

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hypermelanosis

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excessive melanoma in skin

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hyperkerotosis

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excessive growth of horny skin

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hyperpigmentation

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excessive pigment in skin

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hypohidrosis

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diminished sweat

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hypomelanosis

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diminished melanin in the skin

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hypopigmentation

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diminished pigment in the skin

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leukoderma

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white skin

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macerate

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to soften the skin

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onychophagia

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nail biting

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pruritus

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itch

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rhytidermia

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wrinkled skin

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sebopolesis

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formation of oil

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seborrhea

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discharge of oil

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trichomegaly

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abnormally thick hair

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urticaria

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swollen raised itchy areas of skin

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xanthoderma

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yellow skin

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xeroderma

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dry skin

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xerosis

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condition of dryness

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macule
macula

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small, flat, discolored area (freckle)

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patch (vitiligo)

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larger flat discolored area

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papule

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small solid mass

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plaque

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solid mass on surface of skin

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nodule

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solid mass that extends deeper into the skin

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tumor

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larger solid mass

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pustule

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pus-filled blister

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abscess

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localized collection of pus in the body

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vesicle
bulla

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smaller blister

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erosion

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loss of skin

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ulcer

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sore

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excorlation

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scratch

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fissure

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crack

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scale

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skin flaking off

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crust

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dried substance (blood, pus) on skin

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vascular lesion

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wounds related to blood vessels

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cherry angloma

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small blood vessel tumor

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telanglectasia (spider angloma)

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the over-expansion of the end of a blood vessel, sometimes called spider anglioma because pf how it looks on the skin

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ecchymosis

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large bruise

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cicatrix
cicatrices

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scar

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keloid

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overgrowth of scar tissue

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epidermal tumors

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tumors on the skin

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nevus

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mole

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dysplastic nevus

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a mole with bad changes/ formations (often precancerous)

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verruca

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wart

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culture & sensitivity (C&S)

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growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to

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biopsy (Bx)

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removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own 2 eyes)

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excisional biopsy

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removal of an entire lesion for examination

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incisional biopsy

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removal of portion of a lesion for examination

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dermatoscope

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instrument used to look at the skin

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dermatoscopy

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procedure for looking at skin

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adipocele

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a hernia filled with fatty tissue

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dermatofibroma

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fibrous skin tumor

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erythrocyanosis

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a red or blue discoloration of skin

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keratogenic

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causing horny tissue development

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keratosis

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horny tissue condition

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necrosis

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tissue death

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onychia

A

nail condition

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onychocryptosis

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ingrown nail

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onychomalacia

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abnormal softening of nail

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onychopathy

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nail disease

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pachyderma

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tough skin

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paronychia

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condition of tissue around a nail

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steatoma

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fatty tumor

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xanthoma

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yellow tumor

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ducubitus ulcer

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bed sore

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dermatosis

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skin condition

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dermopathy

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skin disease

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atopic dermatitis

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chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching

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hypertrichosis

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excessive hair growth

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ichthyosis

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condition of the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales

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postpartum alopecia

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baldness experienced by women after a pregnancy

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psoriasis

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skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin

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sclerodermatitis

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inflammations of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening

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scleronychia

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thickening and hardening of nails

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xanthosis

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yellowing of skin

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actin keratosis

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horny skin condition caused by sun exposure

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basal cell carcinoma

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cancerous tumor of basal skin cells

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hidradenoma

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tumor of the sweat gland

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malignant cutaneous neoplasm

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harmful new formation of skin tissue

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malignant melanoma

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harmful tumor of melanin cells

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squamous cell carcinoma

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cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells

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acne vulgaris

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inflammtion of skin fillicles

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dermatomycosis

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fungal skin condition

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hidradenitis

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inflammation of the sweat glands

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impetigo

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highly cnotagious bacterial infection of the skin

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mycodermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by fungus

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mycosis

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fungal condition

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onchyodystrophy

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poor nourishment and develpment of the nail

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onchyomycosis

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fungal condition of the nail

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tinea

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fungal condition often called “ringworm” due to circular appearance

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trichomycosis

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fungal condition of the hair

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seborrheic dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil (sebum)

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actinic dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure

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dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin

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steatitis

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inflammation of fat tissue

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anesthetic

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drug that temporarily blocks sensation

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antipruritic

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drug that prevents or relieves itching

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hypodermic
subcutaneous

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pertaining to beneath the skin

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percutaneous
transdermal

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pertaining to through the skin

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chemosurgery

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removal of tissue that has been destroyed by chemicals

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chemotherapy

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treatment using chemicals

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cryosurgery

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destruction of tissue through freezing

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dermabrasion

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rubbing or scraping the outer surface of skin

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electrocauterization

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using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it

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electrodesiccation

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using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it up

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lipectomy

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removal of fatty tissue

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liposuction

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removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum

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onychectomy

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removal of nail

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onychotomy

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incision into nail

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hytidoplasty

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reconstruction of wrinkled skin

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autograft

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skin transplant from one’s own body

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homograft

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skin transplant from another member of species

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heterograft
xenograft

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skin transplant from species other than the patient’s

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