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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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alb/o

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white

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leuk/o

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white

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crypt/o

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hidden

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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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dermato/o

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skin

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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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hidr/o

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sweat

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sudor/o

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sweat

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hirsut/o

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hair

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pil/i

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hair

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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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hydr/o

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water

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ichthy/o

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scaly

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kerat/o

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horn-like, hard

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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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necr/o

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dead

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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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prur/i

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itch

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py/o

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pus

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ras

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scrape (razor)

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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scler/o

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hardening

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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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squam/o

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flat, plate-like

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urtic/o

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rash, hives

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xanth/o

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yellow

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xer/o

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dry

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abrasion

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rubbing away by friction

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abscess

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collection of pus

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acne

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greek “mound or eruption

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alopecia

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greek “without a fox’s mane” bald

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atopic dermatitis

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“no place”

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basal cell carcinoma

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type of skin cancer

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melanoma

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type of skin cancer

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squamous cell carcinoma

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type of skin cancer

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biopsy

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removal of cells or tissues for examination

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blister

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fluid filled bump on the skin

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bulla

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fluid filled bump on the skin

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pustule

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fluid filled bump on the skin

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vesicle

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fluid filled bump on the skin

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cicatrix

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scar

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comedo

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blackhead or whitehead

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contusion

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bruise

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comedones

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plural for comedo

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cyst

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sac-like structure in tissue filled with liquid, gas or semi-solid

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decubitus ulcer

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bedsore, pressure sore

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dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin

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ecchymosis

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bruise

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eczema

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red, itchy blistering rash

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hirsutism

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abnormal hair growth for the age and sex of the individual

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hives

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raised, red, intensely pruritic areas of the skin

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impetigo

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skin infection caused by staph or strep bacteria

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keloid

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exuberant scar tissue

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macule

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freckle, flat pigmented spot

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patch

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freckle, flat pigmented spot

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nevus

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mole, flat or elevated pigmented spot

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nodule

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raised skin lesion

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papule

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raised skin lesion

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tumor

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raised skin lesion

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petechiae

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pinpoint spots on the skin caused by capillary rupture

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pruritus

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itch

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psoriasis

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scaly, red skin patches, probably immune disorder

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rosacea

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redness, visible blood vessels on face

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seborrhea

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non-inflammatory dryness and scaling of skin

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tinea

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fungal disease of skin (ringworm, athletes foot, toenail fungus

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ulcer

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open sore or wound

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urticaria

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hives

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verruca

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wart

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vitiligo

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lightening of skin due to loss of melanocytes

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xeroderma pigmentosum

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extreme skin sensitivity to sunlight, very high risk for skin cancer

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allograft

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tissue transplant from one person to another

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homograft

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tissue transplant from one person to another

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anesthetic

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drug that causes loss of sensation

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anaesthetic

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drug that causes a loss of sensation

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antibiotic

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drug used to treat bacterial infections

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antihistamine

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drug that counteracts histamine released from mast cells

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antipruritic

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anti-itch drug

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antiseptic

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discourages growth of microorganisms

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autograft

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tissue transplant from one place to another on the same person

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cortisone

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synthetic formulation of cortisol, potent steriod anti-inflammatory

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dermatologist

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physician specializing in skin

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esthetician

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specialist in skin beautification

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aesthetician

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specialist in skin beautification

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graft

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tissue moved from one place to another

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heterograft

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tissue transplant from one species to another

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xenograft

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tissue transplant from one species to another

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incision and drainage

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minor surgical procedure to release pus from an abscess

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intradermal

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within or between the layers of the skin

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subcutaneous

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below the skin, within the subcutaneous layer

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ABCDE

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mnemonic for assessing skin lesions for cancer risk asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving

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BCC

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basal cell carcinoma

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bx, Bx

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biposy

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decub

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decubitus ulcer

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Derm

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dermatology

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I&D

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incision and drainage

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ID

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intradermal

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ID

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intradermalIM

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IM

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intramuscular

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SC

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subcutaneous

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SQ

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subcutaneous

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subQ

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subcutaneous

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SCC

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squamous cell carcinoma

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SCC

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squamous cell carcinomaung

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ung

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ointment

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XP

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xeroderma pigmentosum

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XDP

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xeroderma pigmentosum

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adipocyte

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fat cell

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albinism

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white skin

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leukpderma

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white skin

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anhidrosis

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lack of sweat

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cryosurgery

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surgery using cold (like freeing a wart)

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cyanosis

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blue skin

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dermabrasion

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procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material such as sandpaper

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dermatology

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study of the skin and its diseases

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dermatopathy

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study of skin diseases

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dermatoscope

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instrument used to look at the skin

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dermatosis

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abnormal condition of the skin

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demis

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middle layer of skin

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epidermal

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related to the outer layer of skin

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erythroderma

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red skin

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eumelanin

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brownish, black pigment

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ecoriation

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skin sore or abrasion produced by itching or scratching

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fissure

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an opening, a groove, a split

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folliculitis

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inflammation of the hair follicles

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hematoma

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a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues

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hidradenitis

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inflammation of the sweat gland

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hyperhidrosis

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excessive sweating

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hypertrichosis

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excessive growth of hair

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hypodermic

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pertaining to under the skin

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hypohidrosis

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abnormally diminished secretion of sweat

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ichthyosis

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condition in which the skin becomes dry, scaly and keratinized

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intradermal

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within the skin

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keratoderma

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hard skin

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keratosis

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thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis

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leukoderma

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white skin

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lipoma

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benign fatty tumor

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melanin

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a pigment that gives the skin its color

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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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fungal infection

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onychocryptosis

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ingrown toenail

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onychodystrophy

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poor nourishment of the nail

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onycolysis

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separation of the nail from the bed, nail destruction

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onychomycosis

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fungal infection of the nail

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onychoschizia

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condition of splitting nails

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paronychia

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diseased state around the nail

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pediculosis

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lice

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percutaneous

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pertaining to through the skin

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pheomelanin

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reddish-yellow pigment

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pityriasis capitis

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dandruff

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scabies

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contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite

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scleroderma

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hardening of the skin

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steatosis

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abnormal condition of fat

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telangiectasia

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skin lesion due to permanently enlarged and dilated blood vessels that are visible

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tinea barbae

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ringworm of the beard

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tinea cororis

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ringworm

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tinea cruris

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jock itch (ringworm in the groins)

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tinea pedis

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athletes foot (ringworm in the foot)

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topical

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applied to the surface of the skin

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transdermal

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crossing through the skin

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trichomycosis

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abnormal condition of a fungus in the hair

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trichopathy

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disease of the har

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trichotillomania

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a disorder characterized by the repeated pulling out of one’s own hair

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xanthoderma

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yellow skin

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xeroderma

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dry skin

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