Medical Terms Relating Skin Flashcards
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Dermatology
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The study of skin
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Cutaneous
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Pertaining to the skin
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Dermatologist
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Physician specializing in diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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Decubitus
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Pressure ulcer/bedsore
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Ecchymosis
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Condition in which blood seeps into the skin causing discoloration
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Hypodermic
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Pertaining to under the skin
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Intradermal
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Pertaining to within the skin
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Jaundice
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Yellowness of skin
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Melanin
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Pigment giving color to the skin
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Melanoma
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Pigmented tumor of the skin
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Pediculosis
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Infestation with lice
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Subcutaneous
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Pertaining to below the skin
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Tinea
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Ringworm (a fungal infection of the skin)
