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Definitions Flashcards

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Abdomen

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The area between the bottom of the rib cage down to the groin

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Abortion

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Termination of pregnancy

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Abscess

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Collection of pus from an infection

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Adrenal Insufficiency

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Failure of the Adrenal glands (addisons disease)

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Amputation

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Severing of a body part

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Anus

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A persons back passage

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Anxiety

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Persistent and excessive worrying about any aspects of daily life

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Allergen

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Something which triggers an allergy

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Analgesia

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Pain relief

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Aneurysm

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Localised widening of the aorta

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Aorta

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The main artery from the heart

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Assault

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Injury with intent to cause harm

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Aura

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A distinctive feeling or warning sign that a seizure is in its way

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Back

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The area between the base of the neck and the bottoms of the spine including the buttocks

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Bipolar disorder

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Also known as manic depression. The sufferer experiences severe mood swings from high active (manic) episodes to low depressed periods

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Blunt injury

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One that does not involve a break in the skin or body surface

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Blurred vision

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When things have a fuzzy appearance

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Breathlessness

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The feeling of having to work harder than normal to get air in the lungs (like running)

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Chemo therapy

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Treatment with drugs to combat a disease usually cancer

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Chest

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The area between the collar bones and the bottom of the rib cage

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Chronic

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A condition that persists over a long period of time. The symptoms often appear gradually and get worse despite treatment and change very slowly

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Cirrhosis

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Scarring of the Liver

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Confusion

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A confused individual may not know who or where they are and may lose track of the date and time. They may not recognise friends and family and may behave oddly

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Constipation

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When the individual has to strain to open their bowels or opens their bowels less frequently than is normal for them

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COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease- condition where airways become inflamed and air sacs in the lungs are damaged. The airways get narrower which makes it hard to breathe

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De-gloving injury

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Where the skin over a finger or toes has been pulled right off, exposing underlying tissues. It’s like a finger of a glove being pulled off is not a graze when just the surface of the skin is scraped off

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Deep Vein Thrombosis

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A blood clot in the veins deep inside the arm or leg

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Dementia

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A progressive and largely irreversible condition that involves widespread damage to mental functioning. Symptoms: memory loss, language impairment, confusion, personality change, self neglect

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Depression

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A change to n a persons mood which affect motivation, energy, enjoyment in things. It can disturb sleep and may often be linked to increased levels of anxiety

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Diagnosis

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When a person has been told by a GO or hospital specialist that they are suffering from a particular condition.

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Diarrhoea

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When an individual passes frequent, loose or watery stools

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Difficulty speaking

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New slurring, jumbling or mispronouncing words

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Dislocated

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Out of joint

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Double vision

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Seeing 2 of everything

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Ectopic pregnancy

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Pregnancy outside the womb

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Faint

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Passing out for a short period of time never lasts longer than 1-2 mins

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Foetus

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Unborn baby

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Fever

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Body temperature that is higher than usual (38 degrees or above)

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Fit

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Involves jerking or shaking of part or all of the body. Individual is unaware of surroundings and usually falls to the floor. Described as seizures or convulsions

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Floaters

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Seeing floating shapes, flashes or zigzags or light

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Fracture

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Broken bone

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Fractured neck of Femur

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It occurs when the top part of the femur (leg) is broken just below the ball and joint socket. The ball on the top of the femur has broken where it meets the upper thigh bone

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Gasping for breath

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Someone who is so breathless they are unable to speak in complete sentences

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Gastro-enteritis

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Infection causing diarrhoea and vomiting

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General anaesthetic

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Used to put individual to sleep for an operation or an examination

46
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Glaucoma

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A buildup of pressure in the eye

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Haemophilia

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A condition where the blood does not clot properly

48
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Haemorrhoids

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These are blood vessels which protrude from the back passage. Sometimes called piles

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Heparin

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A medicine used to thin the blood

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Hernia

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A weakness or rupture in the muscle wall which allows other structures of the body to poke through

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Hyperglycaemia

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High blood sugar

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Hypoglycaemia

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Low blood sugar

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Hypothermia

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When a persons body becomes extremely cold when exposure to cold air/ water for a long time. Not cold hands in winter

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Ingest

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Swallow

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Inhale

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Breathe in

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Insomnia

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Difficulty sleeping

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Infra-uterine, coil, IUD or IUCD

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A contraceptive device worn inside the womb

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Jaundice

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A symptom which has many causes where the skin and whites of the eye turn yellow

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Meconium

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The first few green motions passed by a new born baby

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Meninges

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Three membranous layers that surround the structures of the central nervous system

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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This is when someone has excessive and unwelcome thinking about something and/or repetitive actions

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Oesophagus

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Gullet or food pipe

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Palpitations

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The sensation of the heart beating irregularly or more rapidly or forcefully than it should. It could also mean beating slowly or different from normal

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Phlegm

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Sputum or mucus that may be coughed up

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Pre-eclampsia

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A very serious but rare condition affecting expectant mothers it can lead to fits

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Psychosis

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A loss of touch with reality. Can involve hearing voices, seeing things, holding unusual beliefs, change in perception

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Puerperal psychosis

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A severe rare mental health disorder affecting mothers- they behave strangely, puzzled perplexed, sleeping poorly and restlessness.

May have paranoid delusions that centre around child eg child or world is evil

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Pulmonary embolus

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A blood clout in the lung

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Pus

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Thick green or yellow discharge

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Quinsy

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An abscess on one of the tonsils. This can make it difficult to open the mouth and individual feels unwell

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Rectal

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The area of bowel just inside the back passage

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Rectal prolapse

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Where the lower part of the bowel drops down out of the back passage

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Rectocele

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Where a weakness in the muscle of the vagina can cause the lower bowel to bulge into the vagina

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Rigors

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The violent shivering that can occur with high fevers. They so severe that they can make the bed shake

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Seizures

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Electrical impulses in the brain are disrupted causing symptoms from a trance like state to loss of consciousness and convulsions

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Sepsis

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Blood poisoning. Where an infection is so severe that it causes the body’s own immune system attack it’s own vital organs

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Severe illness

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Illnesses that prevent an individuals from thinking about or doing anything else- stops daily activities

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Shock

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The failure of the cardiovascular system to keep enough oxygen via the blood circulating to vital organs. The skin would be cold and clammy and the person weak and unable to stand up

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Sickle cell disease

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An inherited illness that results in abnormally shaped red blood cells

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Sinusitis

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Infection of the sinuses

81
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Splenectomy

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An operation where the spleen has been removed after an injury

82
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Squint

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When the eye turns inwards or outwards - Aka lazy eye

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Thrombosis

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Blood clot

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Tonsillectomy

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An operation to remove the tonsils

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Trachea

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Windpipe or airway

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Umbilicus

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Belly button

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Unconscious

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When an individual cannot be roused for more than 3 mins (less than 3 mins is fainting)

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Upper abdomen

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The area between the bottom of the ribs and the umbilicus

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Urinary catheter

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A tube inserted in to the bladder to drain urine

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Urticaria

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An itchy rash that looks like netlike rash which is common in allergic reactions as well as a wide variety of other skin conditions

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Vertigo

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A sensation of spinning and whirling often accompanied by vomiting

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Vascular disease

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Problems with blood circulation

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Warts

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Small rough bumps on the skin that may looks like a small cauliflower

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