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1
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friction scraping away skin

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abrasion

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condition producing no sweat

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anhidrosis

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large blister

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bulla

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hardened sebum in follicle; blackhead

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comedo

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injury caused by blow; swelling, bruise, pain

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contusion

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fluid filled sac under skin

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cyst

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crack like lesion on skin

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fissure

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excessive hair growth

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hirsatism

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redness of skin due to increased blood flow

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hyperemia

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excessive sweating

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hyperhidrosis

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abnormal pigmentation

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hyperpigmentation

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injury or abnormality

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lesion

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white skin

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leukoderma

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fatty mass

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lipoma

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flat, discolored spot on skin

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macule

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cell or tissue death

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necrosis

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skin blemish, birthmark, mole; usually benign

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nevous

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firm, solid mass larger than 0.5cm

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nodule

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softening of nails

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onychomalacia

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abnormal paleness

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pallor

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small, solid raised spot smaller than 0.5cm

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papule

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spots from minute hemorrhages under the skin

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petechiae

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abnormal skin reaction to light

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photsensitivity

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sever itching

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pruritus

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skin hemorrhage due to fragile blood vessels

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purpura

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infection producing pus; dead bacteria, white blood cells, tissue debris

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purulent

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raised spot on skin with pus

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pustule

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pus on or within skin

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puoderma

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hardened ksin

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scleroderma

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seborrhea

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oily discharge

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contain/produce pus

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supperative

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32
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open sore in skin

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ulcer

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hives; eruption of wheals with severe itching

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urticaria

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small, fluid filled, raised spot; blister

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vesicle

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small, round, swollen area; allergic skin reaction

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wheal

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small, round, swollen area; allergic skin reaction

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wheal

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abnormally dry skin

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xeroderma

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38
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collection of pus in skin

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abscess

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inflammation of sebaceous glands with papules and pustules

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acne

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chronic adult acne, primarily on nose

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acne rosacea

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teenage acne with comedos, papules, pustules

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acne vulgaris

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42
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skin unable to make melanin; red eyes

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albinism

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tumor is basal cell layer; rarely metastasizes

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basal cell carcinoma

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44
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skin damage caused by heat

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burn

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45
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diffuse acute infection of connective tissue

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cellulitis

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normal scar

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cicatrix

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47
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open sore from pressure over bony area; loss of blood to skin

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decubitus ulcer

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inflammation of skin

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dermatitis

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49
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presence of skin condition

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dermatosis

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50
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late stage of gangrene; dried, blackened, shriveled

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dry gangrene

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superficial dermatitis; redness, vesicles, itching, crustin

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eczema

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tissue necrosis due to loss of blood flow

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grangrene

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skin becomes dry, scaly, keratinized

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ichthyosis

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54
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highly infectious bacterial infection with pustules that rupture and crust

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impetigo

55
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skin cancer is AIDS patients; brownish purple lesions

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Kaposi’s Sarcoma

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thick hypertrophic scar

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Keloid

57
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excessive growth and thickening of epidermis layer

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keratosis

58
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torn or jagged wound

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laceration

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dangerous form of cancer; begins in melanocytes; quickly metastasizes

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Malignant Melanoma

60
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lice infection

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pediculosis

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chronic inflammatory condition with papules forming silvery scale patches

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psoriasis

62
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contagious viral infection; German measles

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Rubella

63
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skin disease cased by mite infection

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scabies

64
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sebum filled sac under skin

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sebaceous cyst

65
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cancer of epidermis layer; may invade deeper tissue and metastasize

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squamous cell carcinoma

66
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collection of dilated blood vessels; birthmark

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strawberry hemangioma

67
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chronic disease of connective tissue; injures skin, joints, kidneys; red, scaly, butterfly rash

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systemic lupus erythematosus

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fungal infection; itching and scaling lesions

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tinea

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fungal infection on scalp; ringworm

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tinea capitis

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fungal infection on scalp; athletes foot

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tinea pedis

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contagious viral infection; chickenpox

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varicella

72
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warts; benign growth caused by virus

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verruca

73
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disappearance of pigment from skin in patches; causes milk white lesions

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vitiligo

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area of gangrene with secondary bacterial infection and pus

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wet gangrene

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absence or loss of hair; baldness

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alopecia

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furuncle involving several hair follicles

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carbuncle

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bacterial infection of hair follicle; redness, pain, swelling

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furuncle

78
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fungal infection of hair

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trichomycosis

79
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infected nail bed

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onychia

80
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fungal infection of nail

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onychomycosis

81
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nail bitting

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onychophagia

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infection of skin fold around the nail

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paronychia

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removal of piece of tissue to examine under microscope

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biopsy

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removal of entire suspicious area of tissue for examination

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excisional biopsy

85
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scraping cells from tissue to examine under scope

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exfoliative cytology

86
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thin piece of tissue cut from a frozen specimen for rapid examination under scope

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frozen section

87
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scrapings from lesions that are cultured and examined under microscope

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fungal scrapings

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homograft; skin graft from one to another

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allograft

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skin graft from person’s own body

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autograft

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instrument for cutting skin or produce thin transplants

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dermatome

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skin grafting

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dermatoplasty

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transfer of skin from normal area to cover another site

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skin graft

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skin graft from an animal, usually a pig; heterograft

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xenograft

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destruction of tissue by using chemicals, electricity, heat, freezing

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cauterization

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use of extreme cold to destroy tissue

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cryosurgery

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removal of superficial skin lesions with scraper

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curettage

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removal of foreign material and dead/damaged tissue from the wound

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debridement

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use of electric current to destroy tissue

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electrocautery

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incision made to drain material

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incision and drainage

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surgical removal of nail

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onychectomy

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abrasion using chemicals; chemical peel

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chemabrasion

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abrasion using wire brushes or sandpaper; scars, tattoos

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dermabrasion

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removal of lesions using a laser beam

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laser therapy

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removal of fat beneath skin by means of suction

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lipsuction

105
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removal of excess skin to eliminate wrinkles; face lift

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rhytidectomy

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deaden pain

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anesthetic

107
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kill bacteria

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antibiotic

108
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kill fungi

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antifungal

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kill mites/ lice

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antiparasitic

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reduce severe itching

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antipruritic

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kill bacteria

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antiseptic

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pertful anti inflammatory

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corticosteroid cream

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#

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number

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BCC

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basal cell carcinoma

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bid

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two times a day

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BX, bx

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biopsy

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C&S

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culture and sensitivity

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decub

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decubitus ulcer

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Derm, derm

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dermatology

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FS

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Frozen Secction

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I&D

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incision and drainage

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ID

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intradermal

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MM

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malignant melanoma

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oint

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ointment

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qid

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four times a day

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SCC

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squamous cell carcinoma

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SG

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skin graft

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SLE

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systemic lupus erythematosus

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STSG

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split thickness skin graft

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Subc, Subq

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subcutaneous

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tid

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three times a day

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UV

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ultraviolet

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x

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times

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