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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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epidermis

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outermost layer

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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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sebace/o, seb/o

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oil, sebaceous glands

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onych/o, ungu/o

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nails

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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

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fat

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kerat/o

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hardness, horniness

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xer/o

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dry

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erythr/o

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red

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xanth/o

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yellow

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melan/o

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black

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leuk/o, alb/o

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white

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pruritus

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itchy

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urticaria

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hives

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seborrhea

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oily

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xerosis

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very dry

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macerate

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very wet

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hyperhidrosis

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producing too much sweat

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anhidrosis, hypohidrosis

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producing too little sweat

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depigmentation

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loss of skin pigment

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hypermelanosis

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darkening of the skin

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albinism, albino

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lacking pigment

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alopecia

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hair loss, baldness

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hypertrichosis

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too much hair

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abrasion

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scraping away of skin

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dermatalgia, dermatodynia

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skin pain

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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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hidropoiesis

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formation of sweat

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hyperkerotosis

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excessive growth of horny skin

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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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leukoderma

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white skin

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onychophagia

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eating or biting the nails

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trichomegaly

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abnormally thick hair

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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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macule

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freckle - small, flat, discolored area

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patch

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larger, flat, discolored area

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papule

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small solid mass, <1cm; nodules are >1cm

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plaque

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solid mass on surface of the skin

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bulla

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larger blister, >1cm

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pustule

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pus-filled blister

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abscess

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large pustule

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vesicle

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smaller blister, <1cm

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ulcer

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sore

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scale

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skin flaking off

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crust

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dried substance on the skin

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ecchymosis

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larger bruise

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petechia

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small bruise

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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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nevus

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mole

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verruca

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wart

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biopsy (Bx)

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removal of tissue in order to examine it

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keratogenic

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causing horny tissue to develop

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keratosis

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horny tissue condition

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onychocryptosis

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ingrown nail

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onychopathy

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nail disease

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steatoma

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fatty tumor

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acne vulgaris

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common acne, inflammation of the skin follices

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dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin

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dermatomycosis

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fungal skin condition

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dermopathy

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skin disease

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eczema

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red itchy rash

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hidradenitis

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inflammation of the sweat glands

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itchthyosis

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dry and scaly skin that resembles fish scales

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impetigo

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highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin

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mycodermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by fungus

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onychomycosis

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fungal condition of the nail

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sclerodermatitis

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inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening

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scleronychia

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thickening and hardening of the nails

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seborrheic dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil

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steatitis

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inflammation of fat tissue

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trichomycosis

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fungal condition of the hair

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xanthosis

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yellowing of the skin

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first degree burn

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burn affecting only the epidermis

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second degree burn

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burn affecting epidermis and dermis

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third degree burn

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burn affecting epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer

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fourth degree burn

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burn affecting all layers of skin and underlying tissues like muscle, fascia, and bone

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malignant melanoma

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harmful tumor of melanin cells

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hypodermic

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pertaining to beneath the skin

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intradermal (ID)

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pertaining to inside the skin

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percutaneous

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pertaining to through the skin

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subcutaneous (SC, SQ, subcut)

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pertaining to beneath the skin

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transdermal (TD)

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pertaining to through the skin

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chemotherapy

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treatment using chemicals

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cryosurgey

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destruction of tissue through freezing

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dermabrasion

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rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin

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incision and drainage (I&D)

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

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lipectomy

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removal of fatty tissue

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liposuction

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removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum

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onychectomy

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removal of nail

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onychotomy

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incision into a nail

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anesthetic

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drug that temporarily blocks sensation

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antibiotic

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drug that destroys growth of microorganisms

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antihistamine

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drug that opposed effects of histamine

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antipruritic

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drug that prevents or relieves itching

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ABCDE

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asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving

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culture and sensitivity (C&S)

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test to find germs that cause infection; checking what medicine will treat infection

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decubitus ulcer (decub)

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bedsore

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heterograft, xenograpft

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transplant from an individual of one species to an individual of another species

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homograft

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transplant from an individual of one species to an individual of the same species

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autograft

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tissue taken from same person

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allograft

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tissue taken from another person

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centrifugal

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moving away from center

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centripetal

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moving towards center

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