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The suffix for carrying, transmission is

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-phoresis

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The combining form meaning fat

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adip/o

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An abscess that originates in a hair follicle also called a boil is

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furuncle

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Another word for blackhead - a dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin

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comedo

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The transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person

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allograft

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Combining form meaning dry

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xer/o

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epidermis

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the top layer of the skin

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An abscess that originates in a hair follicle also called a boil is

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furuncle

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dermis

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subcutaneous tissue

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subcutaneous

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deepest layer under the skin

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function

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covers and protects the body from pathogens and other harmful substances

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sebaceous glands

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oil glands

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sudoriparous

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sweat glands

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cutane/o, demat/o, derm/o

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skin

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Accessory organs

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oil and sweat glands, hair and nails

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Integument

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refers to the skin

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adip/o, lip/o,
steat/o

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fat

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hidr/o, sudor/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly

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cyan/o

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blue

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onych/o

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nail

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squam/o

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scale

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-derma

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skin

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Abscess

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collection of pus at infection site

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Basal Cell Carcinoma

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caused by repeated overexposure to sun

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furuncle

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boil

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Psoriasis

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chronic skin condition that makes the skin flaked and red covered with SILVERY SCALES

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Acne Vulgaris

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inflammation disease of sebaceous (oi) glands and hair follicles

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Scabies

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parasitic skin infection caused by the itch mite

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Impetigo

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superficial skin infection that is usually yellow curations on the skin

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alopecia

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absence or loss of hair, especially of
the head; also known as baldness

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ecchymosis

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discoloration of skin caused by bruising

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urticaria

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an allergic reaction of the skin with red itchy patches - also called wheals or hives

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Allergy skin test

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Suspected allergen is applied
to or injected into the skin to
determine patient’s sensitivity
to it.

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Scratch Test

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The act of taking suspected allergens in small quantities onto a lightly scratched area of the skin

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Biopsy

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Excision of a piece of tissue from a body site for microscopic examination

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Debridement

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Removal of foreign material and dead or
damaged tissue, especially in a wound.

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Mohs surgery

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Layers of cancer-containing skin are
progressively excised and examined.

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Allograft

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transportation of healthy tissue from one person to another, also called homograft

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Xenograft

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transplantation (dermis only)
from a foreign donor (usually a pig) to a
human; also called heterograft.

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Antifungals

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destroy fungi that infect skin

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Antipruritics

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reduce severe itching

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Corticosteroids

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anti-inflammations

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Synthetic Skin Graft

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transplantation of artificial skin

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Autograft

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transportation of healthy tissue from one spot to the other using the same individual

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I&D

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Incision of a lesion followed by drainage of its content, such as an abscess

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melan/o

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black

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kerat/o

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horny tissue

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myc/o

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fungus

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vitiligo

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patches of skin that have color pigmentation, also called leukoderma

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hematoma

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blood blister trapped under the skin

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-oid

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resembling

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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leuk/o

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white

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erythr/o

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red

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pil/o, trich/o

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hair

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scler/o

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hardening, sclera (white of eye)

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seb/o

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sebum, sebaceous (oil)

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myc/o

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fungus (plural, fungi)

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verruca

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rounded epidermal growth caused by a virus

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tinea

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fungal skin disease, also called ringworm

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cryosurgery

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refers to use of liquid nitrogen to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue cells

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debridement

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refers to removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue especially in a wound

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metastasize

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means to spread or invade distant structures of the body

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