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androgen

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agent that stimulates male characteristics

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ductule

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very small duct

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homeostasis

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same, alike,standing still

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synthesize

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union of simple compounds to create complex substance

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5
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cutane

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skin (subcutaneous under skin)

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dermat/o

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dermatoplasty surgical repair of the skin

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derm

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skin (hypo derm ic under the skin)

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hidr/o

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sweat

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sudor/o

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sudoresis –profuse sweating

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ichthy/o

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dry,scaly icthyosis scaly skin

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kerat/o

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horny tissue, hard,cornea keratosis eg wart callus

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melan/o

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black melan/oma black tumor

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myc/o

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fungus fungi dermat/o myc osis fungal infection of the skin

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onych/o

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nail onych/o/malacia softening of the nails

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ungu/o

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ungu/al pertaining to the nails

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pil/o

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hair pil/o/nidal pertaining to hair in a nest

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trich/o

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trich/o pathy disease involving the hair

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scler/o

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hardening sclera scler/o/derma hardening of the skin autoimmune disorder

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seb/o

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sebum sebaceous–seborrhea discharge of sebum

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squam/o

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scale squamous pertaining to scales

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xen/o

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foreign strange xen/o graft skin transplant from a foreign donor such as a pig

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xer/o

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dry seroderma dry skin

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cyte

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cell lipocyte =fat cell

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derma

25
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logist

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specialist in the study of dermatologist=skin specialist

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logy

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study of dermatology study of skin and it diseases

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therapy

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treatment cryotherapy use of cold int eh treatment of disease

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an

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without not

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anhidrosis

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abnormal condition of not sweating

30
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dia

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through,across

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epi

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above upon = epidermis above the skin

32
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homo

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same homograft transplant tissue of individuals in the same species

33
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hyper

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excessive above normal hyperhidrosis excessive sweating

34
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sub

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under below=subungual beneath the nail of a finger

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