MED 104 Chapters1-3 Flashcards

Question

Xen/o

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Pertaining to

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Tissue, structure

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Condition, procedure

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Medical science

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Specialist in medicine of

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Specialist

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Specialist in the study of

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Blood condition

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Presence of

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Inflammation

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Loosen, break down

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Abnormal softening

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Enlargment

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Resembling

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Deficiency

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Excessive flow

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Involuntary contraction

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Written record

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Instrument used to produce a record

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Writing procedure

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Instrument used to measure

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Process of measuring

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Instrument used to look

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Process of looking

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Binding, fixation

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Surgical fixation

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Reconstruction

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Creation of an opening

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Down, away from

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Before, on behalf of

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In, inside

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With, together

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It just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom

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It has been going on for a while now

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It is getting worse

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All of a sudden

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To have a fever

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To not have a fever

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Not feeling well

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More and more each day

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Something a patient feels

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Not related to this specific problem

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A decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick

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It runs in the family

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Able to answer questions; responsive; interactive

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Being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is, and the current time; a patient who is aware of all three is “oriented x3”

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It really stands out

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Another way of saying normal

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To hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration; drums are a percussion instrument

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Another way of saying assessment

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What the health care professional thinks the patient has

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A list of conditions that patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam

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Dangerous; a problem

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To be getting worse

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To get better or improve; most often used when discussing cancer; remission does not mean cure

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No known specific cause; it just happens

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Stays in a certain part of the body

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All over the body (or most of it)

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The chances for things getting better or worse

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Diseased tissue

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To have again

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A problem resulting from a disease or injury

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Waiting for

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The organism that causes the problem

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The risk for being sick

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The risk of dying

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What happened to the patient at the end of the visit; often used at the end of ED notes to reference where the patient went after the visit (home, the ICU, normal hospital bed)

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Literally, to unload; it has two meanings: 1. To send home (to unload the patient from the health care setting to home) 2. Fluid coming out of a part of the body (your body unloading a fluid)

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Treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause

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Watch, keep an eye on

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To tell the patient that the problem is not serious or dangerous

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To treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better

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Extremely clean, germ-free conditions; especially important during medical procedures and surgery

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Preventive treatment

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Closer in to the middle Proximal and approximate come from the same word and mean close

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Farther away from the center Distal and distant come from the same word and mean far

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Out to the side Think of a quarterback lateraling a football to a running back

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Toward the middle Like the median of a highway

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The front The word ventral means “stomach”

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The back A dorsal fin on a shark is on its back

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Toward the top

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Toward the bottom From latin, for tail

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Lying down on belly

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Lying down on back

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Opposite side

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Both sides

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The top of the hand or foot

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The sole of the foot

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The palm of the hand

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-Dives the body along a hypothetical plane from right to left -sagitta is latin for arrow; think of this as dividing the body in half, as if someone shot an arrow toward it

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-Divides the body along a hypothetical plane from front to back -Corona is latin for crown; this plane divides the body in half from the top of the head down like someone putting a crown on the head

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Divides the body from top to bottom

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A skilled health care provider who attended and graduated medical school

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A physician with special training in caring for children

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A physician qualified to treat patients surgically, that is, by means of operation or invasive procedure

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A physician with special training in pain sedation and pain control

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A specialist in the study of the causes and distribution of diseases in populations and the use of this data to enhance public health

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A midlevel health care provider who works under the license of a supervising physician

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A nurse with postgraduate training that serves as a midlevel health care provider; works under the license of a supervising physician

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Specially trained in the emergency care of a patient before and/or during transport to medical facility

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Specially trained in evaluating and treating problems with speech and/or swallowing

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Specially trained in evaluating and treating problems with performing daily activities at home, school, or work

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Specially trained in evaluating and treating physical impairments including disabilities or recovery from an injury

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Specially trained in treating patient’s respiratory issues under the guidance of a health care provider

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Specially trained in evaluating the nutritional status of a patient and developing an appropriate diet plan

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Trained and certified to provide basic care to a patient

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An advanced level nurse who has completed an associate’s or bachelor’s degree; often assists with patient care planning and patient education

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Trained to carry out basic administrative and clinical tasks under the guidance of a health care provider

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A physician with special training in both evaluating the causes and effects of disease and in laboratory medicine

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Trained in performing laboratory testing on bodily fluids

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Trained in the removal of blood from the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

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A physician specially trained in evaluating images of the body to diagnose illness or injury

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Trained to perform radiologic testing or administer radiation therapy under the direction of a health care provider

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Trained in performing ultrasound imaging on a patient

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Trained and licensed in preparing and dispensing medicine

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Trained to assist a pharmacist with pharmacy-related tasks

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Handles administrative tasks and coordinates patient care

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Trained in converting the voice-recorded dictations of health care providers into test format

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Hard, horny

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Scraping away of skin

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Lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white

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A person afflicted with albinism

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Lack of sweating

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A hair follicle that is plugged with sebum

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Blue sweat

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Loss of pigmentation

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Loose skin

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sweating blood

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The formation of sweat

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Excessive sweating

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Excessive growth of horny skin

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Excessive melanin in the skin

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Excessive pigment in the skin

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Diminished sweating

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Diminished melanin in the skin

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Diminished pigmentation in the skin

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White skin

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To soften the skin

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Eating or biting the nails

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Wrinkled skin

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Formation of oil

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Discharge of oil

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Abnormally thick hair

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Swollen raised itchy areas of the skin

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Yellow skin

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Condition of dryness

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Freckle; small, flat, discolored area

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Larger, flat, discolored area

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A small solid mass

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A solid mass on the surface of the skin

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A solid mass that extends deeper into the skin

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A larger solid mass

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A smaller blister

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Latin for “bubble”

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A pus-filled blister

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A localized collection of pus in the body

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Loss of skin

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A crack in the skin

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Skin flaking off

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A dried substance

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Wounds related to blood vessels

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A small blood vessel tumor

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

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A small bruise

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A larger bruise

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Overgrowth of scar tissue

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Tumors on the skin

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

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

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Removal of a entire lesion for examination

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

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Instrument used to look at the skin

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Procedure for looking at the skin

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A hernia filled with fatty tissue

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A fibrous skin tumor

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A red and/ or blue discoloration of the skin

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Causing horny tissue deveoplement

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Horny tissue condition

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Tissue death

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A nail condition

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An ingrown nail

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The loss of a nail

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Abnormal softening of a nail

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Nail disease

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Tough skin

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A condition of the tissue around the nail

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A fatty tumor

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A yellow tumor

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Skin condition

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Skin disease

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A chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching

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Excessive growth of hair

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

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Baldness experiences by women after a pregnancy

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

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Inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening

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Thickening and hardening of the nails

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Yellowing of the skin

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Horny skin condition caused by sun exposure

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Cancerous tumor of basal skin cells

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Tumor of the sweat glandm

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A harmful new formation of skin tissue (skin cancer)

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A harmful tumor of melanin cells

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Cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells

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Inflammation of the skin follicles

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A fungal skin condition

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Inflammation of the sweat glands

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A highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin

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Inflammation of the skin caused by fungus

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A fungal condition

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Poor nourishment (and deveoplement) of the nail

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A fungal condition of the nail

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A fungal condition of the nail

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A fungal condition of the hair

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Inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure

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Inflammation of the skin

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

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Inflammation of fat tissue

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Burn affecting only the epidermis or superficial layer of the skin

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Deeper burn affecting both the epidermis and dermis

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Deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer

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Deep burn affecting not just all layers of the skin (epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer) but also underlying tissues like muscle, fascia, or bone

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A drug that temporarily blocks sensation

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A drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms

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A drug that opposes the effects of histamine

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A drug that prevents or relieves itching

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A drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms

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Pertaining to the skin

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Pertaining to beneath the skin

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Pertaining to inside the skin

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Pertaining to through the skin

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Pertaining to beneath the skin

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Applied directly to the skin

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pertaining to through the skin

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Removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals

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Treatment using chemicals

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Destruction of tissue through freezing

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Rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin

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using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it

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Using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it

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To cut into a wound to allow trapped infection liquid to drain.

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Removal of fatty tissue

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Removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum

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Remove of a nail

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Incision into a nail

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Reconstruction of wrinkled skin

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Skin transplant taken from a different place on the patient’s body

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Skin transplant taken from another member of the patient’s species

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Skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient’s

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Skin transplant from a species other than the patient’s