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1
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epidermis

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outermost layer, the one that is most visible

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dermis

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under the epidermis, is much thicker and has fewer cells

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dermis has

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hair follicles, nerves and glands

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pilo/tricho

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hair

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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

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fat

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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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pil/o, trich/o

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hair

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hidr/o

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sweat

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squam/o

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scale

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onych/o, ungu/o

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nail

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seb/o, sebace/o

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oil

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crypt/o

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hidden

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kerat/o

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hard, horny

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xer/o

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dry

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xanth/o

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yellow

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o, alb/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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abrasion

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scraping of the skin

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albino

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person who has albinism

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alopecia

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baldness

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anhidrosis

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no sweat condition

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comedo

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

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cyanidrosis

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blue sweat condition

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depigmentation

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loss of pigmentation

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dermatalgia

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skin pain

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dermatodynia

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skin pain

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dermatolysis

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loose skin

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erythema

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redness

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erythroderma

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red skin

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hemathidrosis

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sweating blood condition

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hidropoiesis

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the formation of sweat

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33
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hyperhidrosis

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excessive sweating

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hyperkeratosis

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excessive growth of horny skin

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hypermelanosis

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excessive melanin in the skin

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hyperpigmentation

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excessive pigment in the skin

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hypohidrosis

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diminished sweating

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hypomelanosis

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diminished melanin in the skin

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hypopigmentation

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diminished pigment in the skin

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40
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leukoderma

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white skin

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41
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macerate

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to soften the skin

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42
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onychophagia

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eating or biting of the nails

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pruritus

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an itch

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44
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rhytidermia

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wrinkled skin

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sebopoiesis

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formation of oil (sebum)

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trichomegaly

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abnormally thick hair

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47
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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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yellow skin

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xeroderma

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dry skin

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50
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xerosis

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condition of dryness

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51
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centrifugal rashes

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start from the middle and work their way outward

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52
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papules

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small bumps (under 1cm)

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nodules

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bumps larger than 1cm

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54
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plaques

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flat and large bumps

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55
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vesicles

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small bumps filled with clear fluid

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pustules

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bumps filled with pus

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57
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bulla

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blister (bubble)

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58
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abscesses

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larger pustules

localized collection of puss in the body

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macules

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small flat spots (freckles)

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60
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patches

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larger macules

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61
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cherry angioma

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too many blood vessels formed in one area

blood vessel tumor

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telangiectasia (spider angioma)

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heavy concentration of blood vessels that is flat but visible

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petechiae

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small bruises under the skin

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64
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ecchymosis

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larger bruises

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65
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three important skin functions

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ability to regulate heat, ability to regulate hydration, ability to fight infection

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66
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first degree burn

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only affects the epidermis (sunburn)

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second degree burn

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affects the dermis

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68
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third degree burn

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injures the subcutaneous layer

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subcutaneous layer

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the deepest layer of your skin. It’s made up mostly of fat cells and connective tissue.

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fourth degree burn

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involves the tissues like bone, muscle or fascia

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71
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cultured for infection

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sampled to see if it harbors bacteria, virus or fungus

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72
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skin biopsy

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most common diagnostic procedure
can remove a lesion
lesion can also be punched out using a hole puncher kinda idk

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excisional skin biopsy

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removal of the lesion for examination

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74
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shave biopsy

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slice of the blade removes the lesion

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75
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macule/macula

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freckle, 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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pimple, 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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solid mass that extends deeper into the skin

80
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tumor

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large solid mass

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erosion

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loss of skin

82
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ulcer

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a sore

83
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excoriation

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scratch

84
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fissure

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crack in the skin

85
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scale

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skin flaking off

86
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crust

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dried substance on the skin (blood/pus)

87
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vascular lesion

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wounds related to the blood vessels

88
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petechia

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small bruise

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ecchymosis

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larger bruise

90
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cicatrix

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scar

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keloid

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overgrowth of scar tissue

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epidermal tumor

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tumor on the skin

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nevus

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mole

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dysplastic nevus

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bad mole / often precancerous

95
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verruca

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wart

96
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culture and sensitivity C&S

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growing microorganisms in isolation to see which drugs they respond to

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biopsy (Bx)

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removal of tissue in order to examine it with ur eyes

98
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incisional biopsy

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removal of a PORTION of a lesion for examination

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dermatoscope

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instrument used to look at the skin

100
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dermoscopy

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procedure for looking at the skin

101
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adipocele

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hernia filled with fatty tissue

102
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dermatofibroma

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fibrous skin tumor

103
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erythrocyanosis

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red or blue discoloration of the skin

104
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keratogenic

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causing horny tissue development

105
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keratosis

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horny tissue condition

106
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necrosis

A

tissue death

107
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onychia

A

nail condition

108
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onychocryptosis

A

ingrown nail

109
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onycholysis

A

loss of a nail

110
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onychomalacia

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abnormal softening of the nail

111
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onychopathy

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nail disease

112
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onychophagia

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eating (biting) the nail

113
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pachyderms

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tough skin

114
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paronychia

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condition of the tissue around the nail

115
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steatoma

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fatty tumor

116
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xanthoma

A

yellow tumor

117
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impetigo

A

small yellow crust on skin, bacterial infection

118
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cellulitis

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more intensive bacterial infection, invades deeper layers of the skin

119
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hidradenitis

A

infection of the sweat glands in the skin

120
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acne

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infection of the sebaceous glands , can happen b/c of an increase in hormones

121
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mycosis

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fungus

122
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onychomycosis

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fingernail/ toenail fungus

123
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dermatitis

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skin inflammation

124
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actinic dermatitis

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skin condition related to sun exposure

125
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seborrheic dermatitis

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scaly red rash common in infants and elderly people

126
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atopic dermatitis

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general skin problems, can affect large areas of the bodu

127
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ichthyosis

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condition that involves the skin becoming very thick and scaly

128
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basal cell carcinoma

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skin cancer, round flesh colored pearly nodule

129
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melanoma

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cancer of the pigment producing (melanin) cells in the skin, causes the most deaths

130
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squamous cell carcinoma

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can occur anywhere there are squamous cells

begins as a small papule and leads to an ulcer (on the skin)

131
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actinic keratosis

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precancerous condition associated with sun exposure

132
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decubitus ulcer

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large erosion of the skin

bedridden people

133
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dermopathy

A

skin disease

134
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atopic dermatitis

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chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching

135
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hypertrichosis

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excessive hair growth

136
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ichthyosis

A

dry skin resembling fish scales

137
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postpartum alopecia

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baldness of the mother after a pregnancy

138
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psoriasis

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skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red and scaly skin

139
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sclerodermatitis

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inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening

140
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scleronychia

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thickening and hardening of the nails

141
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actinic keratosis

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horny skin conditioned caused by sun exposure

142
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hidradenoma

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tumor of the sweat gland

143
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malignant cutaneous neoplasm

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harmful new formation of skin tissue

144
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acne vulgaris

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inflammation of the skin follicles

145
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dermatomycosis

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fungal skin condition

146
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hidradentis

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inflammation of the sweat glands

147
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impetigo

A

highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin

148
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mycodermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by fungus

149
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mycosis

A

fungal conditiom

150
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onychodystrophy

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poor nourishment / development of the nail

151
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onychomycosis

A

fungal condition of the nail

152
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tinea

A

ringworm, fungal condition

153
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trichomycosis

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fungal condition of the hair

154
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seborrheic dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil

155
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steatitis

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inflammation of fat tissue

156
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anesthetic

A

drug that temporarily blocks sensation

157
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antibiotic

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drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms

158
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antihistamine

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drug that opposes the effects of histamine (swelling from allergic reactions)

159
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antipruritic

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drug that relieves itching

160
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antiseptic

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drug that prevents sepsis

161
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epidermal

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pertaining to the skin

162
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hypodermic

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pertaining to beneath the skin

163
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intradermal

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pertaining to inside the skin

164
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percutaneous

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pertaining to through the skin

165
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subcutaneous

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pertaining to beneath the skin

166
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topical

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applied directly to the skin

167
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transdermal

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pertaining to through the skin

168
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chemosurgery

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removal of tissue that’s been destroyed using chemicals

169
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cryosurgery

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destruction of tissue through freezing

170
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dermabrasion

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rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin

171
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electrocauterization

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using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it

172
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electrodesiccation

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using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it

173
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incision and drainage

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I & D

to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain

174
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lipectomy

A

removal of fatty tissue

175
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liposuction

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removal of fatty tissue using a vaccum

176
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onychectomy

A

removal of nail

177
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onychotomy

A

incision into a nail

178
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rhytidoplasty

A

reconstruction of wrinkled skin

179
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autograft

A

skin transplant taken from a different place on a patients body

180
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homograft (allograft)

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skin transplant taken from another member of the patients species

181
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heterograft

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skin transplant taken from a different species from the patient

182
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xenograft

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skin transplant taken from a Diff species than the patients (interchangeable)

183
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ABCDE

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asymmetry,border,color,diameter,evolving

184
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AK

A

actinic keratosis

185
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Bx

A

biopsy

186
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C&S

A

culture and sensitivity

187
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derm

A

dermatology

188
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ID

A

intradermal

189
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SC

A

subcutaneous

190
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SQ

A

subcutaneous

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