Gross Anatomy Terminology

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scraping away

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abrasion

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attached to

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adhered

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accessory parts of a structure, adjacent

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adnexa

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lacking in blood, bloodless

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anemic

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circular, ring shaped

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annular

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covered with small rounded eminences

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bosselated

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containing calcium

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calcific

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hard, callous-like

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callous

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containing hollow spaces or caverns

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cavernous

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hollow space

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cavity

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outer boundary

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circumferentially

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limited in space, encircled, contained within

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circumscribed

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having no clarity

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cloudy

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pigment, quality of perceived light

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color

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having a spherically depressed surface

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concave

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running together

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confluent

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closely associated

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contiguous

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curved evenly

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convex

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sieve-like

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cribriform

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exudation or scab-like

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crusted

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solid body with symmetry

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crystalline

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closed epithelial lined cavity or sac

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cystic

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column-like, shaped like a cylinder

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cylindrical

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separate, distinct, unrelated

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discrete

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within a certain boundary

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demarcated

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extremely soft

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diffluent

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having no moisture

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dry

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raised

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elevated

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a closed curve in the form of a symmetrical oval

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elliptical

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lengthened, stretched

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elongated

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covered with a hard outer layer

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encrusted

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layer or lining of cells

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epithelial

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wearing away, disintegrating

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eroding

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turned outward

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everted

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hollowed out, forming a depression

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excavating

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abrasive surface missing the epidermis, exposing the dermis

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excoriated

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outgrowth

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excrescence

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oozing of fluids

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exudative

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having an opening

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fenestrated

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having a bad odor

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fetid

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containing acellular refractile fibrin

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fibrinoid/fibrinous

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covered with long thread-like structures

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filamentous

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not yielding easily under pressure

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firm

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soft white, glistening, homogenous tissue (lymphomas)

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fish-flesh

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having abnormal tubelike passage

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fistulization

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soft tissue

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fleshy

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occurring at a particular area

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focal

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pertaining to follicles, sacs, or cavities

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follicular

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protruding rapidly growing fungus-like mass (gastric masses)

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fungating

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necrosis followed by putrefaction

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gangrenous

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coagulum of fluid mass, semisolid

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gelatinous

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smooth, shiny, hyaline

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glassy

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sparkling, gleaming, shining

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glistening

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spherical

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globular

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smooth, shiny

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glossy

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fleshy projections, roughened by prominences

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granular

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lumpy, clotted

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grumose

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firm, solid, compact

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hard

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extravasated blood

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hemorrhagic

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uniform in structure or composition

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homogenous

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hardened (was soft before)

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indurated

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breaks barriers

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invasive

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turned inward or upside down

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inverted

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lip like

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labial

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irregular tear, torn, or broken

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lacerated

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arranged in layers

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laminated

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of a great extent or amount

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large

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the space within a tubular structure

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luminal

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pigmented flat spot

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macule

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thin, soft pliable covering or lining

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membranous

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marked with discolored areas

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mottled

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mucus-like

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mucinous

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similar to mucin

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mucoid

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mucoid, mucus-like

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myxoid

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dead tissue

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necrotic

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an aggregate

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nodular

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dark, non-transparent

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opaque

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bonelike

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ossified

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egg-shaped

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oval

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eyelids

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palpebral

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small protuberance or elevation

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papilla

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nipple-like

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papillary

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stem or stalk llike

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pedunculated

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entering within a part

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penetrating

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having visible color

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pigmented

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solid with several plane surfaces

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polygonal

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resembling a pedunculated growth

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polypoid

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prominent beyond a surface

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protuberant

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hemorrhagic condition under a surface

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purpuric

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uneven, torn roughly

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ragged/lacerated

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elastic like

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rubbery

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gritty

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sabulous

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composed of segments or division

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segmental

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shaggy

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scabrous

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isolated

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sequestered

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divided by a wall or partition

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septate

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attached by a broad base

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sessile

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coiled, twisted, winding

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serpentine

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spreading effect

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serpiginous

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saw like notches

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serrated

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bright, glossy, smoothly polished

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shiny

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giving away easily under pressure

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soft

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firm or compact

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solid

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single, remote

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solitary

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long, thin, and wiry or fibrous

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stringy

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being on the surface, shallow, apparent

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superficial

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intercellular edema

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spongiosis

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adhesive nature, “sticky”

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tenacious

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characteristic surface or composition

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texture

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dense, compact

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thickened

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row or bridging arrangement, small septum of fibers

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trabecular

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not clear but light passes through

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translucent

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ulcer-like, open lesion with loss of substance

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ulcerated

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of different colors in spots or streaks

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variegated

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silky, soft, with a thick pile

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velvety

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wart-like

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verrucoid

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wart-like with raised portions

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verrucous

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having many shades or colors

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versicolor

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fluid filled small sacs

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vesicular

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adhering, sticky

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viscid

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gummy, gelatinous

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viscous

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any internal organ enclosed within a cavity

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viscus

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any particular region

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zone

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outgrowth that is often lobulated or irregular in appearance

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exophytic

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situated below something else

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subjacent