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adip/o

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fat

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lip/o

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fat

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steat/o

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fat

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cutane/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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sudor/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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dry,scaly

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kerat/o

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horny tissue, hard, cornea

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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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onych/o

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nail

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ungu/o

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nail

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pil/o

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hair

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trich/o

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hair

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scler/o

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hardening, sclera (white of eye)

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seb/o

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sebum, sebaceous

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squam/o

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scale

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xen/o

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foreign, strange

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xer/o

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dry

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–cyte

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cell

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–derma

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skin

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–logist

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specialist in study of

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–logy

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study of

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–therapy

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treatment

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an-

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without, not

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dia-

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through, across

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epi-

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above, upon

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homo-

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same

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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sub-

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under, below

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abscess

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localized collecting of pus at the site of an infection

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alopecia

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partial or complete loss of hair from normal aging, an endocrine disorder, a drug reaction, anticancer medication, or a skin disease, commonly called baldness

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Bowen disease

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form of intraepidermal carcinoma (squamous cell) characterized by red-brown scaly or crusted lesions that resemble a path of psoriasis or dermatitis, also called Bowen precancerous dermatosis

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cellulitis

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diffuse (widespread), acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

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chloasma

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pigmentary skin discoloration usually occuring in yellowish brown patches or spots

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comedo

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typical small skin lesions of acne vulgaris caused by accumulation of keratin, bacteria, and dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin

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dermatomycosis

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infection of the skin caused by fungi

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ecchymosis

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skin discoloration, hemorrhagic areas, bruise

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eczema

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chronic inflammatory skin condition, itching, redness, crusts, scabs,

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eryhtema

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redness of skin caused by swelling of capillaries

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eschar

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dead mater sloughed off from surface of skin, especially after a burn

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impetigo

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bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture

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keratosis

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thicked area of the epidermis or any horny growth on the skin

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lentigo

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small brown macules, especially on the face and arms, brought on by sun exposure, usually in middle aged or older person

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pallor

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unnatural paleness or absensce of color in skin

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pediculosis

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infestation with lice

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petechia

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minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under skin

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pressure ulcer

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inflammation, sore, or skin deterioration caused by prolonged pressure from lying in one pressure that prevents blood flow to the tissues, also known as decubitus ulcer

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pruritus

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intense itching

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psoriasis

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chronic disease with circumscribed red patches covered by thick, dry, silvery, adherent scales and caused by excessive development of the basal layer of the epidermis

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purpura

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any of several bleeding disorders characterized by hemorrhage into the tissues, particularly beneath the skin or mucous membranes, producing ecchymoses or petechiae

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scabies

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contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite, commonly through sexual contact

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tinea

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fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected, also called ringworm

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urticaria

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allergic reaction characterized by the eruption of pale red, elevated patches called wheals or hives

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verruca

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epidermal growth caused by a virus, also known as warts, plantar warts, juvenile warts, venereal warts

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vitiligo

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localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches

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chemical peel

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chemical removal or the outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses, also called chemabrasion

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cryosurgery

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using subfreezing tempeatures, to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue, such as tumors, warts, and uwanted, cancerous or infected tissue

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debridement

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remocal of necrotic tissue by surgical excision, enzyms, or chemical agents

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dermabrasion

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rubbing using wire brushes or sandpaper to mechanically scrape away the epidermis

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fulguration

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tissue destruction by high-frequency electric current, also called electrodesiccation

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photodynamic therapy (PDT)

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proceudre in which cells are selectively treated with an agent called a photosensitizer are exposed to light an drpduct a reaction that destroys cells

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biopsy (Bx, bx)

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representative tissue sample removed from a body site for microscopic examination

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frozen section (FS) biopsy

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ultrathin slice of tissue from a frozen specimin for immediate pathological examination

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needle biospy

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removal of a small tissue sample using a hollow needle usually attached to a syringe

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punch biopsy

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removal of small core of tissue using a hollow punch

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shave biopsy

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removal of elevated lesions using a surgical blade

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Mohs

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layers of cancer-containingkin are progressively removed and examinted until only cancer-free tissue remians

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skin graft

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transplantation of healthy tissue to an injured site

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allograft

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skin graft from different person, usually cadaver, temporary

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autograft

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skin graft from one site to another site in the same individual

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synthetic skin graft

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artifical skin from collagen fibers, new skin gradually replaces the synthetic graft

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xenograft

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skin graft from foreign donor (usually pig)

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BCC

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basal cell carcinoma

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C&S

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culture and sensitivity

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CA

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cancer

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FS

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frozen section

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ID

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intradermal

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I&D

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incision and drainage

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IMP

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impression (synonymous with diagnosis)

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TNM

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tumor-node-metastasis

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ung

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ointment

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XP, XDP

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xeroderma a pimgentosum

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