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Chapter 3-Integumentary System Flashcards

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integumentary system

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the skin

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epidermis

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visible outermost layer, made of large cells that look like scales of a fish under a microscope (squamous cells)

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dermis

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under the epidermis, is much thicker and has fewer cells and more cell fibers to give the skin strength and flexibility. it is also home to hair follicles, nerves, and glands.

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fat

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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

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skin

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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

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hair

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pli/o, trich/o

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sweat

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hidr/o

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scale

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squam/o

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nail

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onych/o, ungu/o

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oil

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seb/o, sebace/o

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hidden

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crypt/o

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scaly

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ichthy/o

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hard, horny

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kerat/o

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thick

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pachy/o

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dry

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xer/o

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wrinkle

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rhytid/o

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red

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erythr/o

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yellow

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xanth/o

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white

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leuk/o, alb/o

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black

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melan/o

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abrasion

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ab / rasion
away / scrape
scraping away of the skin

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albinism

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albin / ism
white / condition
lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white

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albino

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albino

a person afflicted with albinism

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alopecia

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bladness

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anhidrosis

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an / hidr / osis
no / sweat / condition
lack of sweating

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comedo

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a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (black head, white head)

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cyanidrosis

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cyan / idr / osis
blue / sweat / condition
blue sweat

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depigmentation

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de / pigment / ation
away / pigment / condition
loss of pigmentation

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dermatalgia

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dermat / algia
skin / pain
skin pain

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dermatodynia

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dermato / dynia
skin / pain
skin pain

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dermatolysis

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dermato / lysis
skin / loose
loose skin

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erythema

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redness

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erythroderma

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erythro / derma
red / skin
red skin

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hemathidrosis

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hemat / hidr / osis
blood / sweat / condition
sweating blood

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hidropoiesis

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hidro / poiesis
sweat / formation
the formation of sweat

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hyperhidrosis

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hyper / hidr / osis
over / sweat / condition
excessive sweating

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hyperkerotosis

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hyper / kerat / osis
over / horny / condition
excessive growth of horny skin

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hypermelanosis

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hyper / melan / osis
over / black / condition
excessive melanin in the skin

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hyperpigmentation

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hyper / pigment / ation
over / pigment / condition
excessive pigment in the skin

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hypohidrosis

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hypo / hidr / osis
under / sweat / condition
diminished sweating

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hypomelanosis

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hypo / melan / osis
under / black / condition
diminished melanin in the skin

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hypopigmentation

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hypo / pigment / ation
under / pigment / condition
diminished pigment in the skin

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leukoderma

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leuko / derma
white / skin
white skin

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macerate

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to soften the skin

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onychophagia

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onycho / phag / ia
nail / eat / condition
eating or biting the nails

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pruritus

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an itch

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rhytidermia

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rhyti / dermia
wrinkle / skin
wrinkled skin

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sebopoiesis

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sebo / poiesis
oil / formation
formation of oil (sebum)

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seborrhea

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sebo / rrhea
oil / discharge
discharge of oil (sebum)

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trichomegaly

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tricho / megaly
hair / enlargement
abnormally thick hair

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urticaria

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swollen raised itchy areas of the skin

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xanthoderma

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xantho / derma
yellow / skin
yellow skin

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xeroderma

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xero / derma
dry / skin
dry skin

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xerosis

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xer / osis
dry / condition
condition of dryness

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macule, macula (freckle)

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small, flat discolored area

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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 the surface of the skin

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nodule

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a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin

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tumor

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a larger solid mass

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vesicle

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ves / icle
bladder / little
small blister

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bulla

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large blister

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pustule

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a pus-filled blister

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abscess

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ab / scess
away / go
localized collection of pus in the body

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erosion

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e / rosion
away / gnaw or eat
loss of skin

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ulcer

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a sore

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excoriation

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ex / cori / ation
out / skin / condition
a scratch

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fissure

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a crack in the skin

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scale

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skin flaking off

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crust

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a dried substance (blood, pus) on the skin

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vascular lesion

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vascular / lesion
blood vessel / wound
wounds related to blood vessels

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cherry angioma

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angi / oma
blood vessel / tumor
a small blood vessel tumor

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telangiectasia (spider angioma)

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tel / angi / ectasia
end / blood vessel / expansion
the overexpansion of the end of a blood vessel

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petechia

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small bruise

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ecchymosis

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larger bruise

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cicatrix (plural: cicatrices)

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scar

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keloid

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kel / oid
tumor / resembling
overgrowth of scar tissue

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epidermal tumors

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epi / derm / al / tumor
upon / skin / pertaining to / tumor
tumors on the skin

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nevus

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mole

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dysplastic nevus

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dys / plastic / nevus
bad / formation / mole
a mole with bad changes or formations ( often precancerous)

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verucca

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wart

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culture and sensitivity (C & S)

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

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biopsy (Bx)

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bi / ops / y
two / eye / procedure
removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own two eyes)

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excisional biopsy

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ex / cision / al
out / cut / pertaining to
removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out)

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incisional bipopsy

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in / cision / al
in / cut / pertaining to
removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into it)

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dermatoscope

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dermato / scope
skin / instrument to look
instrument used to look at the skin

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dermoscopy

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dermo / scop / y
skin / look / procedure
procedure for looking at the skin

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adipocele

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adipo / cele
fat / tumor or hernia
a hernia filled with fatty tissue

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dermatofibroma

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dermato / fibr / oma
skin / fiber / tumor
a fibrous skin tumor

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erythrocyanosis

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erytho / cyan / osis
red / blue / condition
a red and or blue discoloration of the skin

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keratogenic

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kerato / gen / ic
horny / creation / pertaining to
causing horny tissue development

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keratosis

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kerat / osis
horny / condition
horny tissue condition

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necrosis

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necr / osis
death / condition
tissue death

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onychia

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onych / ia
nail / condition
a nail condition

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onychocryptosis

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onycho / crypt / osis
nail / hidden / condition
an ingrown toenail

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onycholysis

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onycho / lysis
nail / loose
loss of a nail

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onychomalacia

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onycho / malac / ia
nail / softness / condition
abnormal softening of the nails

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onychopathy

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onycho / pathy
nail / disease
nail disease

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onychophagia

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onchyo / phag / ia
nail / eat / condition
eating (biting) the nail

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pachyderma

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pachy / derma
thick / skin
tough skin

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paronychia

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par / onych / ia
around / nail / condition
a condition of the tissue around a nial

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steatoma

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steat / oma
fat / tumor
fatty tumor

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xanthoma

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xanth / oma
yellow / tumor
a yellow tumor

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decubitus ulcer

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de / cubitus / ulcer
down / lie / sore
bed sore

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dermatosis

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dermat / osis
skin / condition
skin condition

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dermopathy

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dermo / pathy
skin / disease
skin disease

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eczema

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a red itchy rash that may weep or ooze, then become crusted and scaly

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atopic dermatitis

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a / top / ic / dermat /itis
not / place / pertaining to / skin / inflammation
unusual inflammation of the skin

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hypertrichosis

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hyper / trich / osis
over / hair / condition
excessive growth of hair

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ichthyosis

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ichthy / osis
fish scale / condition
condition in the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales

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postpartum alopecia

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post / partum alopecia
after / birth baldness
baldness experienced by women after a pregnancy

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sclerdermatitis

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sclero / dermat / itis
hard / skin / inflammation
inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening

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scleronychia

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scler / onych / ia
hard / nail / condition
thickening and hardening of the nails

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xanthosis

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xanth / osis
yellow condition
yellowing of the skin

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actinic keratosis

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actin / ic / kerat / osis
sun ray / pertaining to / horny / condition
horny skin condition caused by sun exposure

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basal cell carcinoma

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basal cell carcin / oma
basal cell cancer / tumor
cancer tumor or the basal skin cells

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hidradenoma

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hidr / aden / oma
sweat / gland / tumor
tumor of the sweat gland

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malignant cutaneous neoplasm

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malignant cutane / ous / neo / plasm
harmful skin / pertaining to / new / formation
a harmful new formation of skin tissue (skin cancer)

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malignant melanoma

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malignant melan / oma
bad / black / tumor
harmful tumor of the melanin cells

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squamous cell carcinoma

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squam / ous cell / carcin / oma
scale / pertaining to / cell / cancer / tumor
cancerous tumor of the squamous skin cells

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acne vulgaris

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acne vulgaris
acne common
inflammation fo the skin follicles

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dermatomycosis

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dermato / myc / osis
skin / fungus / condition
fungal skin condition

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hidradenitis

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hidr / aden / itis
sweat / gland / inflammation
inflammation of the sweat glands

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impetigo

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highly contagious bacterial infection

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mycodermatitis

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myco / dermat / itis
fungus / skin / inflammation
inflammation of the skin caused by a fungus

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mycosis

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myc / osis
fungus / condition
a fungal condition

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onychodystrophy

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onycho / dys / troph / y
nail / bad / nourishment / condition
poor nourishment (and development) of the nail

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onychomycosis

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onycho / myc / osis
nail / fungus / condition
fungal condition of the nail

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trichomycosis

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tricho / myc / osis
hair / fungus / condition
a fungal condition of the hair

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actinic dermatitis

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actin / ic / dermat / itis
sun ray / pertaining to / skin / inflammation
inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure

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dermatitis

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dermat / itis
skin / inflammation
inflammation of the skin

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dermatoconiosis

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dermato / coni / osis
skin / dust / condition
a skin condition caused by dirt

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seborrheic dermatitis

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sebo / rrhe / ic / dermat / itis
oil / discharge/ pertaining to / skin / inflammation
inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil (sebum)

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steatitis

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steat / itis
fat / inflammation
inflammation of the fat tissue

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