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Integumentary System (Skin) Flashcards

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Epidermis

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outermost layer of skin

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Dermis

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deeper layer

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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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Dermat/o

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Skin

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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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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Squam/o

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Scale

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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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Seb/o

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Oil

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Sebace/o

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Oil

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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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Kerat/o

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Hard, Horny

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Xer/o

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Dry

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Leuk/o

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White

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Alb/o

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White

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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Melan/o

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Black

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Abrasion

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To scrape away

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Albinism

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Lack of pigment in skin (causing patient to look white)

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Albino

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A person affected with albinism

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Alopecia

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Baldness

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Anhidrosis

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Lack of sweating

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Comedo

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A hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (blackhead/whitehead)

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Cyanidrosis

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Blue Sweat

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Depigmentation

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Loss of pigmentation

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Dermatalgia

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Skin Pain

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Dermatodynia

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Skin Pain

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Dermatolysis

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Loose Skin

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Erythema

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Redness

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Erythroderma

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Red Skin

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Hemathidrosis

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Sweating Blood

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Hidropoiesis

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The formation of sweat

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Hyperhidrosis

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Excessive Sweating

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Hyperkeratosis

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Excessive growth of horny skin

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Hypermelanosis

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Excessive melanin in the skin

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Hyperpigmentation

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Excessive pigment in the skin

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Hypohidrosis

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Diminished sweating

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Hypopigmentation

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Diminished pigment in the skin

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Hypomelanosis

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Diminished melanin in the skin

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Leukoderma

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White Skin

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Macerate

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To soften the skin

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Onychophagia

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Eating or biting the nails

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Pruritus

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An Itch

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Rhytidermia

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Wrinkled Skin

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Sebopoiesis

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Formation of oil (sebum)

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Seborrhea

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Discharge of oil (sebum)

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Trichomegaly

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Abnormally thick hair

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Urticaria

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Swollen raised itchy areas of the skin

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Xanthoderma

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Yellow Skin

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Xerosis

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Condition of dryness

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Xeroderma

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Dry Skin

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Macule, Macula (freckle)

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small, flat, discolored area

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Patch (vitiligo)

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larger, flat, discolored area

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Papule

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a small solid mass

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Plaque

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a solid mass on the surface of the skin

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Nodule

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a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin

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Tumor

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a larger solid mass

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Vesicle

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a smaller blister

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Bulla

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bubble

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Pustule

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a pus filled blister

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Abscess

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a localized collection of pus in the body

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Erosion

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loss of skin

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Ulcer

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a sore

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Excoriation

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a scratch

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Fissure

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a crack in the skin

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Scale

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skin flaking off

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Crust

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a dried substance (i.e. blood, pus) on the skin

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Vascular Lesion

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wounds related to blood vessels

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Cherry Angioma

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a small blood vessel tumor

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Telangiectasia (spider angioma)

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the overexpansion of the end of a blood vessel; sometimes called a spider angioma because of how it looks on the skin

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Petechia

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a small bruise

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Ecchymosis

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a larger bruise

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Cicatrix (plural: cicatrices)

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Scar

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Keloid

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overgrowth of scar tissue

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Epidermal Tumors

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Tumors on the skin

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Nevus

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Mole

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Dysplastic Nevus

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a mole with bad changes/formations (often precancerous)

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Verruca

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Wart

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Culture and sensitivity (C&S)

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growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to

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Biopsy (Bx)

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removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own two eyes)

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Excisional Biopsy

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removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out)

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Incisional Biopsy

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removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into it)

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Dermatoscope

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instrument used to look at the skin

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Dermoscopy

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Procedure for looking at the skin

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Adipocele

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a hernia filled with fatty tissue

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Dematofibroma

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a fibrous skin tumor

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Erythrocyanosis

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a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin

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Keratogenic

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Causing horny tissue development

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Keratosis

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horny tissue condition

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Necrosis

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tissue death

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Onychia

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a nail condition

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Onychocryptosis

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an ingrown nail

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Onycholysis

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the loss of a nail

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Onychomalacia

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abnormal softening of a nail

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Onychopathy

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nail disease

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Onychophagia

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eating (biting) the nail

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Pachyderma

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tough (thick) skin

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Paronychia

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a condition of the tissue around the nail

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Steatoma

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a fatty tumor

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Xanthoma

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a yellow tumor

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Decubitus Ulcer

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bed sore

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Dermatosis

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skin condition

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Dermopathy

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skin disease

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Atopic Deramatitis

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a chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching

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Hypertrichosis

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excessive growth of hair

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Ichthyosis

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a condition in the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales

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Postpartum Alopecia

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baldness experienced by women after a pregnancy

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Psoriasis

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a skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin

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Sclerodermatitis

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inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening

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Sleronychia

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thickening and hardening of the nails

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Xanthosis

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Yellowing of the skin

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Actinic Keratosis

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horny skin condition caused by sun exposure

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Basal Cell Carcinoma

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cancerous tumor of basal skin cells

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Hidradenoma

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tumor of the sweat gland

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Malignant Cutaneous Neoplasm

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a harmful new formation of skin tissue (i.e. skin cancer)

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Malignant Melanoma

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A harmful tumor of melanin cells

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells

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Acne Vulgaris

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Inflammation of the skin follicles

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Dermatomycosis

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A fungal skin condition

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Hidradentitis

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Inflammation of the sweat glands

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Impetigo

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A highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin

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Mycodermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by fungus

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Mycosis

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a fungal condition

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Onychodystrophy

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poor nourishment (and development) of the nail

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Tinea

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a fungal condition often called “ringworm” due to its circular appearance

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Trichomycosis

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a fungal condition of the hair

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Actinic Dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure

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Dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin

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Seborrheic Dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil (sebum)

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Steatitis

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inflammation of fat tissue

Medical Terminology (19 decks)

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