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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Aut/o

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Self

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Trich/o

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Hair

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Onych/o , Ungu/o

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Nails

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Xer/o

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Dry

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Bio

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Life

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Necr/o

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Death

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Sub

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Under

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Intra

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Within

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Tome

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Instrument used to cut

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Epi

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On

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Ectomy

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Excision, Surgical Removal

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Rrhea

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Flow

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Seb/o

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Sebum

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Plasty

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Surgical Repair

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Opsy

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View of

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Heter/o

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Other

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Strept/o

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Twisting chains

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Staphyl

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Grapelike Structures

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Rhytid/o

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Wrinkles

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Phagia

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Eating or swallowing

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Dermis

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Inner layer of skin

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Onychophagia

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Eating of nails

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Abrasion

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Scraping away of the skin by mechanical process or injury

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Melanin

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The pigment that gives human skin, hair, and eyes their color

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Abscess

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Localized collection of pus

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Dematitis

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Inflammation of the skin

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Epidermis

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Outer layer of the skin

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Trichomycosis

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Pertaining to fungus on hair

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Xeroderma

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Dry skin

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Dematology

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Study of skin

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Seborrhea

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Discharge of sebum

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Onychocryptosis

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Pertaining to hidden nail

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Dermatoplasty

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Surgical repair of the skin

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Sebaceous gland

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Sebum

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Leukoderma

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White skin

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Onychomycosis

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Pertaining to fungus on the nail

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Albinism

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Congenital hereditary condition characterized by partial or total lack of pigment in the skin, hair, eyes

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Candidiasis

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Infection of the skin, mouth, or vagina caused by the fungus Candida Albicans

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Cellulitis

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Inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

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Contusion

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Injury with no break in the skin(bruise)

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Gangrene

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Death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply followed by bacterial infection

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Herpes

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Inflammatory skin diseased caused by herpes virus characterized by small blisters in clusters

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Kaposi Sarcoma

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Cancerous condition starting as purple or brown papules on the lower extremities that spreads through the skin to the lymph nodes and internal organs

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Lesion

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Any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease

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Pediculosis

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Invasion into the skin and hair by lice

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Psoriasis

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Chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silvery scales

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Scabies

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Skin infection caused by the itch mite

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MRSA Infection

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Invasion of body tissue by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

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Acne

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Inflammatory disease of the skin involving sebaceous glands and hair follicles

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Hypodermic

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Pertaining to below the skin

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Edema

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Puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

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Percutaneous

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Pertaining to through the skin

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Onychectomy

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Surgical removal of the nail

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Ungual

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Pertaining to the nail

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Dematologist

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A physician who studies and treats the skin

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Rhytidoplasty

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Surgical repair to remove wrinkles (facelift)

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Cicatrix

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Scar

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Biopsy

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View of life

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Transdermal

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Through the skin

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Jaundice

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Yellow discoloration in the eye associated with liver problems

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Rhytidectomy

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Surgical removal of wrinkles

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Intradermal

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Within the skin

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Dermabrasion

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Procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive materials, such as sandpaper

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Pressure Ulcer

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Erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure, often occurring in bedridden patients

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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Cryosurgery

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Destroying abscess with extreme cold

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Necrosis

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Pertaining to death

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Suturing

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Putting back together with thread and needle

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Subcutaneous

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Under the nail

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Alopecia

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Loss of hair

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Keloid

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Overgrowth of scar tissue

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Pallor

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Paleness

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Pruritus

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Itching

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Ulcer

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Erosion of the skin or mucous membrane

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Verruca

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Circumscribed cutaneous elevation caused by a virus

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Xantoderma

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Yellow skin

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Excision

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Surgical Removal by cutting

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Incision

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Surgical cut produced by a sharp instrument

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Debridement

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Removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound

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Vitiligo

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White patches of the skin caused by the destruction of melanocytes associated with autoimmune disorders

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Nevus

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Circumscribed malformation of the skin

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Bx

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Biopsy

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Dysplasia

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Abnormal growth or development

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Laser Surgery

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Surgery performed with lasers, less invasive

Medical Terminology (13 decks)

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