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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 (plural, fungi)

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onych/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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xer/o

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dry

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-derma

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skin

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-therapy

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treatment

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epi-

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above, on

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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albin/o

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white

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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xanth/o

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yellow

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epidermis

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outer layer of skin

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dermis

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deeper layer of skin (including nerve and blood vessels)

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-is

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a part of speech (noun)

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dermopathy

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disease of skin

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dermatology

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study of skin

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dermatologist

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physician who specializes in treating skin

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dermatitis

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inflammation of skin

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subcutaneous

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beneath the skin

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hypodermic

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inserted under skin

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melanocyte

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black cell

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melanoma

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black tumor

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hidrosis

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abnormal condition of sweat

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diaphoresis

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condition of profuse or excessive sweating

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aden

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gland

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hydr/o

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water

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anhidrosis

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abnormal condition characterized by inadequate perspiration

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adenoma

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tumor composed of glandular tissue

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adipectomy

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excision of fat

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lipectomy

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excision of fat

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adipoma/lipoma

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fatty tumor

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subcutaneous

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under or below the skin

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lipocytes

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fat cells

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dermatoplasty

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surgical repair of the skin

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dermatology

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study of skin

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dermatoma

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tumor of skin

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dermatopathy

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disease of the skin

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sclerosis

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hardening

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keratosis

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a skin condition characterized by hard, horny tissue

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keratoma

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horny tumor

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sebaceous glands

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oil-secreting glands of the skin

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sudoriferous glands

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sweat glands

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cutaneous

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pertaining to the skin

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dermopathy

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disease of the skin

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mycosis

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an abnormal condition caused by fungi

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trichopathy

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disease of the hair

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trichosis

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abnormal condition of the hair

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trichomycosis

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abnormal condition of the hair caused by fungus

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pilocyst

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dermoid cyst containing hair

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pil/o

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hair

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-oid

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resembling

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onych/o

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nails

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onychoma

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tumor of the nail or nailbed

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onychopathy

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disease of the nails

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myc

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fungus

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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lipocele

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hernia containing fat or fatty tissue is an adipocele or a…

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albinism

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white condition

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cyanoderma

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blue skin

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erythroderma

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red skin

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leukoderma

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white skin

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melanoderma

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black skin

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xanthoma

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yellow tumor

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xeroderma

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dry skin

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erythrocyte

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cell that is red

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leukocyte

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cell that is white

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melanocyte

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cell that is black

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xanthocyte

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cell that is yellow

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-penia

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decrease of deficiency

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leukocytopenia

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a person with a decrease or deficiency in white blood cell production

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-emia

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blood condition

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xanthoma

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small yellow tumors

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leukemia

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a disease of unrestrained growth of immature white blood cells

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cyanoderma / cyanosis

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caused by deficiency of oxygen and an excess of CO2 in blood that causes bluish skin

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cyanosis

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abnormal condition of blue skin

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erythrosis

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abnormal condition of red skin

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melanosis

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abnormal condition of black pigmentation

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xanthosis

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abnormal condition of yellow skin

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erythrocytosis

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increase in red blood cells

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necrotic

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pertaining to necrosis or death

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gangrene

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a form of necrosis associated with loss of blood supply

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auto

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self

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dermatome

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an instrument used to incise or cut, used in skin grafting

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abrasion

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scraping away a portion of skin or of a mucous membrane as a result of injury or by mechanical means, as in dermabrasion for cosmetic purposes

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alopecia

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absence or loss of hair, especially of the head; baldness

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carbuncle

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deep-seated pyogenic infection of the skin usually involving subcutaneous tissues

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comedo

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blackhead; discolored dried sebum plugging and excretory duct of the skin

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contusion

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injury in which the skin is not broken; bruise

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cyst

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closed sac or pouch in or under the skin, with a definite wall, that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material

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decubitus ulcer

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skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a person who is bedridden; bedsore

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ecchymosis

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skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow; bruise

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eczema

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general term for an itchy red rash that initially weeps or oozes serum and may become crusted, thickened, or scaly

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furuncle

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tender, dome-shaped lesion, typically caused by infection around a hair follicle. As furuncles mature they form localized abscesses with pus; boil

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hirsutism

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condition characterized by excessive growth of hair, or presence of hair, in unusual places, especially in women

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impetigo

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inflammatory skin disease characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture

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petechia

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minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin

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psoriasis

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chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches covered with silvery scales. The condition runs in families and may be brought on by anxiety.

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scabies

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contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite

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skin lesions

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areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, injury, or a wound due to external factors or internal disease

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primary lesions

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initial rxtn to pathologically altered tissue; flat or elevated

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secondary lesions

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result from changes that take place in primary lesion due to infection, scratching, trauma, or various stages of disease

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tinea

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any fungal skin disease occurring on various parts of the body. Its name indicated the body part affected (tinea barbae for beard, tinea corpis for body, tinea pedis for athlete’s foot); ringworm

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urticaria

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allergic rxtn of skin characterized by eruotion of pale-red elevated patches that are intensely itchy, wheals/hives

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vitiligo

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localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches

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wart

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rounded epidermal growth caused by a virus

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biopsy

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removal of small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic examination to confirm or establish a diagnosis, estimate prognosis, or follow course of disease

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skin test

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method for determining induced sensitivity (allergy) by applying or inoculating a suspected allergen or sensitizer into the skin. Sensitivity to the specific antigen is indicated by an inflammatory skin rxtn

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chemical peel

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chemical removal of outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses. Used for cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on face. Chemabrasion

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cryosurgery

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use of subfreezing temp (often liquid N) to destroy abnormal tissue cells, such as unwanted, cancerous, or infected tissue

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debridement

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removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound; promotes healing and prevents infection

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dermabrasion

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removal of acne scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer

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electrodessication

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process in which high-frequency electrical sparks are used to dehydrate and destroy diseased tissue

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incision and drainage (I&D)

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incision of a lesion, such as an abscess, followed by the drainage of its contents

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circumscribed

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confined to a limited area

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crusting

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scab, 2: an encrusting deposit of serum, cellular debris, and bacteria present over or about lesions in some skin diseases (as impetigo or eczema)

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vermilion border

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the exposed pink or reddish margin of a lip

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Bartholin gland

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either of two oval racemose glands lying one to each side of the lower part of the vagina and secreting a lubricating mucus—called also gland of Bartholin, greater vestibular gland

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colitis

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inflammation of the colon

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diabetes mellitus

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a variable disorder of carbohydrate metabolism caused by a combination of hereditary and environmental factors and usually characterized by inadequate secretion or utilization of insulin, by excessive urine production, by excessive amounts of sugar in the blood and urine, and by thirst, hunger, and loss of weight

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diaphoresis

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perspiration; especially : profuse perspiration artificially induced

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Dx

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diagnosis

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enteritis

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inflammation of the intestines and especially of the human ileum

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erythematous

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relating to or marked by erythema

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histiocytoma

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a tumor that consists predominantly of macrophages

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macule

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1: macula 2: a patch of skin that is altered in color but usually not elevated and that is a characteristic feature of various diseases (as smallpox)

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papule

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a small solid usually conical elevation of the skin caused by inflammation, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue elements

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pruritus

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localized or generalized itching due to irritation of sensory nerve endings

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sinusitis

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inflammation of a sinus of the skull

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syncope

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loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain

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vulgaris

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Being of the usual type; common

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erythema

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abnormal redness of the skin due to capillary congestion (as in inflammation)

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BCC

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basal cell carcinoma

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Bx

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biopsy

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decub

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decubitus

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derm

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dermatology

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FH

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family history

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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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IM

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intramuscular

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oint, ung

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ointment

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PE

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physical examination

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WBC

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white blood cells/count

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