Integumentary System- General Symptomatic Terms

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Baldness; natural or unnatural deficiency of hair

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Alopecia

Question 2

A plug of sebum (oil) in the opening of the hair follicle

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Comedo

Question 3

Below the skin surface with a white center

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Closed comedo

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Open to the skin surface with a black center caused by the presence of melanin exposed to air

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Open comedo

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Appearance of a skin lesion

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Eruption

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Redness of skin

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Erythema

Question 7

Severe itching

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Pruritus

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a general term for skin eruption, most often associated with communicable disease

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Rash

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Skin color due to the presence of melanin

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Skin pigmentation

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Loss of melanin pigment in the skin

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Depigmentation

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Areas of the skin lacking color due to deficient amounts of melanin

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Hypopigmentation

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Darkened areas of skin caused by extensive amounts of melanin

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Hyperpigmentation

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Production of purpulent matter (pus)

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Suppuration

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Hives; an eruption of wheals on the skin accompanied by an itch

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Urticaria

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Dry Skin

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Xeroderma