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Integumentary System Flashcards

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albin/o

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white

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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

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fat

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bi/o

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life

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cry/o

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cold

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cyan/o

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blue

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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o

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skin

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diaphor/e

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profuse sweating

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epitheli/o

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covering

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erythemat/o, erythr/o, erythem/o

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red, redness

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hidr/o

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sweat

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hist/o, histi/o

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tissue

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kerat/o, keratin/o

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hard, hornlike

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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necr/o

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death

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onych/o, ungu/o

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nail

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pil/o, pil/i

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hair

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py/o

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pus

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seb/o

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sebum

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epi-

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upon, above, on

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vascul/o

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vessel

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-derma

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skin

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-phagia

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eating

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-therapy

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treatment

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Alopecia

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Loss of hair; baldness

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Carbuncle

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Boil

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Cicatrix

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Scar

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Comedo

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Blackhead

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Decubitus ulcer

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A bed sore

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Exudate

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Production of pus or sebum

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Herpes simplex

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Cold sore

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Urticaria

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Hives

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Nevus

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Mole

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Pruritus

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Severe itching

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Tinea

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Ringworm

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Verruca

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Wart

38
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FUO

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Fever of unknown origin

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Hx

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History

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SLE

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks its own tissues, causing widespread inflammation and tissue damage in the affected organs. It can affect the joints, skin, brain, lungs, kidneys, and blood vessels.

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Ung

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Ointment

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BSE

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Breast Self-Examination

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