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1
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area of pathologically altered tissue

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lesion

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condition of hardness

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keratoses

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solid mass on skin up to .5 cm in diameters; raised

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papule

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resembles warts

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verrucous

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freezing off

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cryotherapy

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scrapping it off

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curettage

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specialist in the study of skin

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dermatologist

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surgical repair of the skin

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dermoplasty

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tumor of sweat gland

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hidradenoma

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abnormal condition of hair

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trichosis

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disease of the skin

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dermatopathy

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abnormal condition of sweat

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hidrosis

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fat cell

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adipocyte

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excision of fat

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lipectomy

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abnormal condition of hardening

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sclerosis

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second layer of skin

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dermis

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tumor of a nail

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onychoma

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softening of skin

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dermomalacia

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hernia containing fatty tissue

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lipocele

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skin that is dry

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xeroderma

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abnormal conditon of yellow

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xathosis

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skin transplant using ones own skin

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autograft

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instrument used to cut skin

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dermatome

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abnormal condition of black skin

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dermomelanosis

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bluish discoloration

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cyanosis

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black tumor

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melanoma

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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

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fat

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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o

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skin

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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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hist/o, histi/o

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tissue

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kerat/o

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hard

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leuk/o

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white

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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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onych/o

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nail

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plas/o

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formation

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purpur/o

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purple

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scler/o

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hard

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seb/o

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sebum (oil)

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squam/o

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scale

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trich/o

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hair

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xanth/o

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yellow

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xer/o

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dry

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lesions arising from previously normal skin

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primary lesions

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flat, discolored spot on the skin up to 1 cm across ex. freckles

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macule

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flat, discolored area on the skin larger than 1 cm ex. vitiligo

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patch

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solid mass on the skin up to .5 cm in diameter ex. a mole

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papule

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solid mass greater than 1 cm in diameter and limited to the surface of the skin

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plaque

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solid mass greater than 1 cm that extends deeper into the epidermis

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nodule

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solid mass larger than 1-2 cm

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tumor

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area of localized skin edema ex. hives

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wheal

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little bladder; an elevated, fluid-filled sac (blister) within or under the epidermis up to .5 cm in diameter ex. a fever blister

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vesicle

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blister larger than .5 cm

ex. a second degree burn

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bulla

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pus filled sac ex. pimple

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pustule

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lesions that result in changes in primary lesions

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secondary lesions

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gnawed away; loss of superficial epidermis, leaving an area of moisture but no bleeding

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erosion

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open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed and scar

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ulcer

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scratch mark

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excoriation

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linear crack in the skin

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fissure

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blood vessels

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vascular lesions

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red blood tumor

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cherry angioma

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small dilated blood vessels

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telangiectasia

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resulting from hemorrahages in skin

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purpuric lesions

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skin tumors coming from epidermis

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epidermal tumors

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birthmark

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nervus

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mole with precancerous changes

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dysplastic nevus

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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male pattern baldness

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alopecia

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blackhead caused by plug of sebum in hair follicle opening

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comedo

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appearance of a lesion

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eruption

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reddness of skin

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erythema

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severe itching

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pruritus

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general term for skin eruption

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rash

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production of purulent matter (pus)

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suppuration

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hives; eruption of wheals accompanied by itching

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urticaria

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white patches on skin caused by loss of melanin

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vitiligo

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dry skin

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xeroderma

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