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1
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Ichthy/o

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Cry, scaly

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Scler/o

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Hardening; sclera

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Xer/o

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Dry

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5
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-phoresis

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Carrying, transmission

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-is

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Part of speech

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7
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Trich/o

Pil/o

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Hair

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Cyt/o

Cyte

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Cell

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9
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Auto

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Self, own

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Cutane/o
Dermat/o
Derm/o

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Skin

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Kerat/o

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Horny tissue, hard, cornea

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12
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Onych/o

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Nail

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13
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Seb/o

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Sebum

Sebaceous

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14
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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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15
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Aden/o

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Gland

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16
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-penia

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Decrease

Deficiency

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Hidr/o

Sudor/o

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Sweat

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Squam/o

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Scale

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19
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-osis

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Abnormal condition,

Increase with blood cells

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20
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Comedos

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Increased activity of sebaceous glands at puberty may block the hair follicle and form blackheads

Discolored, dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin

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21
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Pustules

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Large number of bacteria produce infection

Whiteheads

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22
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Pil/o/cystic

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Dermoid cyst cyst contains hair

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23
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Lunula

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Crescent shaped at base of the nail

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24
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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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26
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Kaposi sarcoma

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Malignant skin tumor commonly associated with patients are diagnosed with AIDS

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Dermatome

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Instrument used incise or cut

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BCC

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Basal cell carcinoma

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FH

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Family history

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FS

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Frozen section

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I&D

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Incision and drainage;

Irrigation and debridement

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ID

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Intradermal

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IM

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Intra-muscular

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IMP

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Impression synonymous with diagnosis

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PE

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Physical examination

36
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Subcu, sub-q

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Subcutaneous injection

37
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Ung

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Ointment

38
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XP, XDP

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Xeroderma pigmentosum

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Abrasion

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Scraping or rubbing away of a surface, such as skin, by friction

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Abscess

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Localized collection of pus at the site of an infection

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Furuncle

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Abscess that originates in a hair follicle — boil

42
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Carbuncle

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Cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue

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Acne

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Inflammatory disease of the sebaceous follicles of the skin marked by Comedos, papules and pustules

44
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Cyst

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Closed sac or pouch in or under the skin with a definite wall that contains fluid semi fluid or solid material

45
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Sebaceous

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A cyst filled sebum (fatty material) from a sebaceous gland

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Eczema

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Redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries

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Contusion

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Hemorrhage of any size under the skin in which the skin is not broken

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Ecchymosis

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Skin discoloration consisting of a large irregular formed hemorrhage area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow
Bruise

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Petechia

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Minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin

50
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Hematoma

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Elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma

51
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Hirsutism

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Condition characteristized by excessive growth of hair or presence of hair in u usual places— usually women

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Impetigo

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Bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture

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Psoriasis

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Chronic skin disease — itchy red patches covered with silvery scales

54
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Scabies

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Contagious skin disease transmitted by itch mite

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Skin lesions

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Areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease injury or wound due to external factors or internal disease

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Primary lesions

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Initial reaction to pathologically altered tissue that may be flat or elevated

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Secondary lesion

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Results from the changes that take place in the primary lesion due to infection, scratching, trauma, various stage of disease

58
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Tinea

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Fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body part

Ringworm

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Ulcer

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Lesion of the skin mucus membranes marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissues

60
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Urticaria

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Allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale-red elevated patches that are intensely itchy—- hives

61
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Verruca

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Rounded epidermal growths caused by a virus— wart

62
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Vitiligo

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Localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches

Leukoderma

63
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Skin test

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Method for determining induced sensitivity (allergy) by applying or inoculating a suspected allergen…..

64
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Cryosurgery

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Sub freezing temp to destroy abnormal tissue cells

65
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Debridement

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Removal of foreign material or dead/ damaged tissue— wound

Promote healing and prevent infection

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Electrodessication

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Process in which high-frequency electrical sparks are used to dehydrate and destroyed disease tissue

67
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Skin resurfacing

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Chemical peel
Cutaneous laser
Dermabrasion

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