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Unit 4 Word List -Skin Flashcards

1
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Abrasion

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Scrape

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Abscess

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Pus-filled wound

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Acne

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Skin disease characteristic of puberty

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Actinic

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Light-caused

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Adipocyte

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Fat cell

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Albinism

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Condition of white skin

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Albino

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Person who has a mutation in the melanin gene causing changes in skin appearance

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Allograft

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Skin tissue donation from an unrelated person of the same species

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Alopecia

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Baldness

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Anagen

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Stage of hair growth

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Androgen

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Steroid causing the development of male sexual characteristics

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Anesthetic

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Drug that removes feeling

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Angioma

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Blood vessel tumor

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Anhidrosis

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Lack of sweat

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Antihistamine

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Drug that fights inflammation (chemical histamine is released in the inflammatory response)

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Antipruritic

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Drug that fights itching

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Antiseptic

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Chemical that fights microorganisms

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Atopic

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Allergic reaction that occurs away from the site of exposure

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Atrichosis

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Absence of hair

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Autograft

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Skin tissue donation from oneself

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Bilirubin

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Blood chemical formed from the breakdown and recycling of red blood cells

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Biopsy

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Tissue sample used for examination by pathologist

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Bulla

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Blister

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Carcinoma

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Cancerous tumor

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Carotene

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Orange colored precursor to vitamin A found in carrots

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Catagen

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Stage of hair growth

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Chemosurgery

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Surgery using chemicals

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Chemotherapy

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Therapy using chemicals

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Cicatrix

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Scar

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Circulation

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The way blood moves around the body in a circle

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Comedo

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Zit

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Corneocyte

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A keratinocyte that has lost it’s nucleus and become a bag of keratin

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Cryosurgery

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Surgery using cold

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Cutaneous

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Pertaining to the skin

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Decubitis

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From lying down

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Dendritic

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Pertaining to a tree shape

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Depigmentation

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Process of removing pigment

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Dermabrasion

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Scraping the skin

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Dermatalgia

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Pain in the skin

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Dermatofibroma

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Fibrous tumor of the skin

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Dermatolysis

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Breakdown of the skin

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Dermatomycosis

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Fungal infection of the skin

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Dermatoscopy

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Visualizing skin with an instrument

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Dermatosis

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Disease of the skin

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Dermis

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The skin, specifically the internal connective tissue layer

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Dysplastic

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Malformed

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Eccymosis

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Bruise

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Eccrine

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Type of sweat gland used for thermoregulation

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Eczema

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Skin disease

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Electrocauterization

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Using electrical current to burn tissue

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Electrodesiccation

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Using electrical current to dry tissue

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Epidermal

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Pertaining to the epidermis

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Epidermis

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External layer of the skin

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Eponychium

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Cuticle

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Erosion

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Slowly wearing away

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Erythema

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Redness

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Erythrocyanosis

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Reddish-blue color of skin when body is cold

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Erythroderma

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Red skin

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Eumelanin

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Pigment protein melanin which has a dark brown or black color

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Evaporation

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Process of forming vapor (water entering atmosphere)

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Excisional

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Pertaining to cutting out

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Excoriation

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Skin-picking disorder

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Glabrous

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Hairless

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Hemathidrosis

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Sweating blood

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Heterograft, xenograft

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Skin tissue donation from another species

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Hidradenoma

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Tumor in a sweat gland

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Hidradentitis

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Inflammation of a sweat gland

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Hyperhidrosis

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Sweating too much

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Hyperkerstosis

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Abnormal skin thickness due to disease

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Hypermelanosis

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Abnormally high skin pigmentation due to disease

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Hypertrichosis

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Abnormal hair production due to disease

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Hypodermic

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Pertaining to the layer internal to the skin (below the dermis)

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Hypodermis

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Layer of connective tissue below the dermis

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Hypohidrosis

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Sweating too little

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Hypomelanosis

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Abnormally low skin pigmentation due to disease

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Hyponychium

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Skin under the free edge of the nail

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Hypopigmentation

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Abnormally low skin pigmentation due to disease

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Ichthyosis

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Fish scale like skin

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Impetigo

A

Bacterial skin infection

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Intradermal

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Inside the dermis

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Keloid

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Abnormal skin healing process

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Keratinocyte

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Keratin filled cells that form the layers of the epidermis when they shed they are called squames

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Keratoderma

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Abnormal thickening of the skin due to disease

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Keratogenic

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Promoting the formation of epidermis

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Keratosis

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Skin lesion

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Leukoderma

A

White skin

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Lipectomy

A

Surgical removal of fat

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Lipoma

A

Fatty tumor

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Liposuction

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Surgical removal of fat using negative pressure

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Lunula

A

“Little moon” light colored area at the base of each nail

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Macerate

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To develop soft, wet, or soggy skin; usually because of long term water exposure

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Macule

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Discolored patch of flat skin

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Melanin

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Protein that causes skin pigmentation

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Melanocyte

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Cell that produces and stores melanin

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Melanoma

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Extremely dangerous cancer that arises from melanocytes

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Melanosome

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Melanin-filled pigment granules inside melanocytes

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Mycodermatitis

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Inflammation of skin due to fungal infection

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Mycosis

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Fungal infection

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Myringodermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin of the eardrum

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Necrosis

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Neoplasm

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New growth, synonym for cancerous lesion

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Nevus

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Nodule

A

Abnormal bump in skin

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Onychalgia

A

Pain in the nails

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Onychectomy

A

Surgical removal of a nail

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Onychia

A

Infection of the soft tissues around or under the nail

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Onychocryptosis

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Ingrown nail

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Onychocryptosis

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Ingrown nail

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Onychodystrophy

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Malformed nail

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Onycholysis

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Breakdown of a nail

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Onychomalacia

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Softening of a nail

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Onychomycosis

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Fungal infection of a nail

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Onychophagia

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Nail biting

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Onychotomy

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Cutting into a nail

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Pachyderma

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Thick skin

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Papilla

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“Nipples” or ripples in the dermis which help it attach to the epidermis

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Papillary

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Pertaining to papillae

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Papule

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Small raised area of skin

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Paronychia

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Infection of nail folds

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Percutaneous

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Through the skin

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Permeability

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Able to penetrate

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Petechia

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Red pinpoint on the skin (petichiae)

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Pheomelanin

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Pigment protein melanin which has a yellow color

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Pigment

A

Coloring agent

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Pilonidal

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Cyst which contains hair and pus, usually near the top of the gluteal fissure

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Pilosebaceous

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Hair follicle and associated glands taken as a unit

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Plaque

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Dry scaly area of skin

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Protection

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Defense against skin damage

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Pruritus

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Psoriasis

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Skin disease

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Pustule

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Small inflamed puss filled blisters on skin

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Rhytiderma

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Wrinkled skin

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Rhytidoplasty

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Surgical modifications of wrinkles

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Scale

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Peeling or flaking of outer skin layers

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Sclerodermatitis

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Hard, thickened area of inflammation in the skin

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Sclerobychia

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Hard, thickened nails

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Sebaceous

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Pertaining to the glands that make sebum

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Sebolith

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Stone in a sebaceous gland

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Sebopoiesis

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Process of forming sebum

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Seborrhea

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Skin lesions (usually on scalp) that cause scaly patches, inflamed skin, and dandruff

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Seborrheic

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Pertaining to seborrhea

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Sebum

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Oily secretion

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Sensory

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Receiving information from the environment (sense of touch)

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Squamous

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Cells that are wider than they are tall (fish scales)

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Steatitis

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Inflammation of the fat tissues

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Steatoma

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Fatty tumor

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Subcutaneous

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Pertaining to the later internal to the skin

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Subungual

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Beneath the nail

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Telangiectasia

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Small widened blood vessels in the skin “spider veins”

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Telogen

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Stage of hair growth

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Thermoregulation

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Keeping body temperature within normal limits

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Tinea

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Type of fungal infection

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Topical

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Applied to top of skin

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Transdermal

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Across the skin

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Trichomegaly

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Abnormally long eyelashes

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Trichomycosis

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Infection of the follicles

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Tumor

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Ulcer

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Unguent

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Old name for ointment

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Urticaria

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Large raised red patches of skin, hives

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Vascular

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Pertaining to vessels

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Verruca

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Vesicle

A

Small, fluid filled raised skin bump

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Vitiligo

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Autoimmune disease causing patchy skin depigmentation

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Vulgaris

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Common, something everyone has

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Xanthoderma

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Yellow skin

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Xanthoma

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Yellow raised bumps due to fat accumulation under the skin

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Xanthosis

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Yellow discoloration of degenerating tissues

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Xenograft

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A skin tissue donation from another species

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Xeroderma

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Xerosis

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