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Integumentary System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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adip/o

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fat, fatty tissue

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albin/o

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absence of pigment

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caus/o

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burning or corroding

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cry/o

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cold, freezing

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cutane/o

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pertaining to the skin

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dermat/o

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the skin

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diaphor/o

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sweat

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erythemat/o

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redness of the skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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myc/o

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mushroom, fungus

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onchy/o

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fingernail, toenail

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pil/o

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hair

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psor/o

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itch

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py/o

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pus

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scler/o

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hard

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trich/o

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pertaining to hair

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ungu/o

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nail

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-ism

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condition or theory of; principle or method

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hyper-

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high, beyond, excessive, or above normal

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-iasis

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disease characterized by or produced by

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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auto-

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self

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adipocytes

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fat cells

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collagen

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a fibrous protein found in cartilage and other tissue

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dermis

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middle layer of skin

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epidermis

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top layer of skin

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keratin

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a type of protein found on epithelial cells, which line the inside and outside surfaces of the body

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melanocytes

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cell that produces melanin

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sebum

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an oily substance produced by skin glands

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squamous cell

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flat cell that looks like a fish scale under a microscope

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subcutaneous layer

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lowest layer of skin; hypodermis

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