integumentary review

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albinism

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a condition characterized by absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes

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carbuncle

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circumscribed inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues; contains pus

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scabies

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A highly contagious parasitic infestation caused by the human itch mite. rash,

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systemic lupus erythematosus

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a chronic multisystem inflammatory disease characterized by lesions of the nervous system and skin, renal problems, vasculitis and red butterfly rash nose and face

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biopsy

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the removal of a small piece of tissue from skin lesions for examining

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acne vulgaris

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common inflammatory disorder seen on the face chest and back neck. papules and commedos

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rosacea

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chronic inflammatory skin disease that mainly affects the skin of the middle third of the face

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eczema

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Inflammatory skin disease often with a serious discharge

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Striae

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skin stretching stretch marks

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Shingles

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herpes zoster painful rash caused from chicken pox

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impetigo

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contagious superficial skin infection characterized by serous vesicles and pustules filled with millions of staphylococus or streptococcus bacteria

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Hist/o

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tissue

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xanth/o

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yello

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cry/o

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cold

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hemat/o

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blood

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Kerat/o

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hard horn-like tissue

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albin

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white

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adip/o

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fat

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seb/o

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sebum

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ungu.o

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nail

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myc

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fungus

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pedicul/o

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lice

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auto

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self

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sub

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under

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onych.o

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nail

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trich,o

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hair

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-itis

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inflammation

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-algia

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pain

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-malacia

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softening

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-poisesis

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formation

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Chemo

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drugs

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mycology

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study of fungus

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laceration

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a cut or tear in the skin

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cyanoisis

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bluishness of the skin - condition

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Hypodermic

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pertaining to the skin

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melanocyte

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a mature forming melanin cell

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necrosis

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cell injury that results in death of cell in living tissue

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Cauterization

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burning a part of body for removal or closing something off

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xeroderm

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chronic skin condition characterized by excessive roughness and dryness

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staphylococcus

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berry shaped bacteria growing in small clusters like grapes

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-pachyderma

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thickeningC

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Chemo

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drug

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-Erythrocyte

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red cell

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mycology root

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fungus

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Pediculosis suffix

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abnormal condition

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Scleroderma root means

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hard

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teletherapy prefix is

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distant

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trichoglossia suffix means

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tongue

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abrasion

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root means scraping away

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steatorrhea suffix means

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discharge

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subcutaneous the prefix sub means

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below

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in the term cutaneous suffix is

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pertaining to

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leukoderma root is

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white

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radiotherapy root means

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x-ray

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sarcoma suffix means

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tumor