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Unit 3 - Integumentary System Flashcards

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adip-, lip-, steat-

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fat

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pil-, trich-

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hair

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hidr-

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sweat

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squam-

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scale

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seb-, sebace-

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oil

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crypt-

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hidden

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kerat-

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hard, horny

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xer-

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dry

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xanth-

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yellow

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erythr-

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red

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leuk-, alb-

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white

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melan-

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black

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abrasion

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scraping away of the skin

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albinism

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lack of pigment

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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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hair follicle plugged with sebum

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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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hidropoeisis

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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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hypomelanosis

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diminished melanin

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hypopigmentation

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diminished pigment

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leukoderma

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white skin

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macerate

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soften the skin

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onycophagia

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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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wrinkling of the skin

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sebopoiesis

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formation of oil

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seborrhea

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discharge of oil

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trichomegaly

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abnormally thick hair

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urticaria

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hives

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xantoderma

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yellow skin

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xeroderma

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dry skin

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xerosis

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condition of dryness

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macule, macula

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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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small, solid mass

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plaque

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solid mass on surface of the skin

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nodule

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solid mass that extends deeper in the skin

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tumor

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larger solid mass

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vesicle

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small blister

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bulla

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blister “bubble”

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pustule

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pus filled blister

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abscess

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localized collection of pus

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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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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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dried substance on the skin (blood, pus)

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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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small blood vessel tumor

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telangiectasia (spider angioma)

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overexpansion of a blood vessel

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petechia

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small bruise

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ecchymosis

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larger bruise

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cicatrix

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keloid

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overgrowth of scar tissue

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nevus

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dysplastic nevus

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bole with bad changes or formations, usually pre-cancerous

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verruca

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adipocele

A

hernia filled with fatty tissue

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dermatofibrioma

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fibrous skin tumor

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erythrocyanosis

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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

A

tissue death

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onychia

A

a nail condition

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onychocryptosis

A

ingrown nail

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onycholysis

A

the loss of a nail

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onychomalasia

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abnormal softening of the nail

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onychopathy

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nail disease

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pachyderma

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tough skin

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paronychia

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condition of the tissue around the nail

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steatoma

A

fatty tumor

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xanthoma

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yellow tumor

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decubitus ulcer

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dermatosis

A

skin condition

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dermopathy

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skin disease

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atopic dermatitis

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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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condition of the skin is dry and scaly

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psoriasis

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condition of 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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scleronychia

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thickening and hardening of the nails

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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 the 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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harmful new formation of skin tissue

ie skin cancer

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malignant melanoma

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harmful tumor of melanin cells

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squamous cell carcinoma

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cancerous tumor of the 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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fungal skin condition

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hidradenitis

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inflammation of the sweat gland

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impetigo

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highly contagious bacterial skin infection

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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 of the nail

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onychomycosis

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fungal condition of the nail

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tinea

A

fungal condition that is circular “ringworm”

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trichomycosis

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fungal condition of the hair

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steatitis

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inflammation of fat tissue

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anesthetic

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drug that blocks sensation

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antibiotic

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drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms

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antihistamine

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drug that opposes effect of histamine

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antipruritic

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drug that relieves itching

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epidermal

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pertaining to the skin

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hypodermic

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beneath the skin

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intradermal

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inside the skin

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percutaneous

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through the skin

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subcutaneous

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beneath the skin

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transdermal

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through the skin

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topical

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applied directly on the skin

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chemosurgery

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removal of tissue with chemicals

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chemotherapy

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treatment using chemicals

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cryosurgery

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destruction of tissue through freezing

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dermabrasion

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rubbing or scraping away at the outer surface of the skin

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electrocauterization

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using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it

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electrodessication

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using electricity ti destroy tissue by drying it

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I&D

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incision & drainage

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lipectomy

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removal of fatty tissue

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liposuction

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removal of fatty tissue by vacuum

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onychotomy

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incision into the nail

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onychectomy

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removal of nail

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rhytidoplasty

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reconstruction of wrinkly skin

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autograft

A

skin transplant from different place on ones body

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homograft (allograft)

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skin transplant from another person

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heterograft

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skin transplant from another species

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xenograft

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skin transplant from another species

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ABCDE

A 
asymmetry
border
color
diameter
evolving
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AK

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actinic keratosis

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Bx

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C&S

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culture & sensitivity

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derm

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dermatology

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ID

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intradermal

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SC, SQ

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subcutaneous

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