Skin/Integumentary Function and Structure Definitions
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| Function Of the Skin | show 🗑
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| Sebaceous Glands | show 🗑
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| Sebaceous Glands | show 🗑
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| show | help regulate body temperature and water content by secreting sweat
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| show | helps control the loss of body heat
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| show | protect the dorsal surface of the last bones of each toe and fingers
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| show | Skin, sebaceous glands, sweat glands, hair and nails
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| Is the skin the largest organ? | show 🗑
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| show | means skin and ous means pertaining to
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| show | outer most layer of the skin, made up of several specialized epithelial tissues
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| show | form a protective covering for all of the internal and external surfaces of the body
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| Squamous epithelial tissue | show 🗑
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| Squamous | show 🗑
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| Does the epidermis contain any blood vessels or connective tissue? | show 🗑
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| What is the basal layer? | show 🗑
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| show | a fibrous, water-repellent proten
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| show | Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous tissue
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| show | cells produce and contain a dark brown to black pigment called melanin
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| Melanin | show 🗑
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| show | refers to light that is beyond the visible spectrum at the violet end.
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| Dermis | show 🗑
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| Corium | show 🗑
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| show | contains connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, and nerve fibers, contains the structure of the skin, hair follicles,oil glands
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| Tactile | show 🗑
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| show | ability to recognize sensory stimuli
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| Collagen | show 🗑
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| show | found in the connective tissue of dermis respond to injury, infection, or allergy by releasing heparin and histamine
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| show | released in response to injury, is an anticoagulant
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| Histamine | show 🗑
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| show | located just belwo the skin, connects the skin to the surface muscles
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| Subcutaneous layer | show 🗑
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| Cellulite | show 🗑
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| show | manufacture and store large quantities of fat (lip/o means fat and cytes means cells)
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| show | in the dermis layer of skin closely associated with hair follicles
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| show | released through ducts opening into the hair follicles, sebum move onto surface to lubricate the skin
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| show | milk producing glands (in the breast)
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| Sweat Glands | show 🗑
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| show | tiny, coilded glands found on all body surfaces. numerous in palm of hand and sole of feet, forehead, and the armpits
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| Hidrosis | show 🗑
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| show | fibers are rodlike structure composed of tightly fused, dead protein cells filled with hard keratin
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| Hair follicles | show 🗑
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| arrector pili | show 🗑
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| show | keratin plate protecting the dorsal surface of finger and toe
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| show | translucent, closely molded to the surface of underlying tissues
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| nail bed | show 🗑
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| free edge | show 🗑
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| show | pale half-moon shaped region at every nail root
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| cuticle | show 🗑
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| show | fasten nail to the finger
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| show | specialized in diagnosing and treating disorders
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| cosmetic surgeon | show 🗑
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| plasty | show 🗑
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| acne | show 🗑
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| show | most common thype of acne
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| comedo | show 🗑
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| show | sebaceous gland containing yellow, fatty material
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| seborrhea | show 🗑
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| show | inflammation that causes scaling and itching of the upper layers of the skin or scalp
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| show | benign growth that has a waxy pasted on look. (occur mostly in elder)
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| Anhidrosis | show 🗑
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| Hyperhidrosis | show 🗑
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| Diaphoresis | show 🗑
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| Millaria | show 🗑
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| show | inflammation of the hair follicles that is especially common on the limbs, beard area
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| hirsutism | show 🗑
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| Alopecia | show 🗑
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| clubbing | show 🗑
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| show | spoon nail, malformation of the nails, the outer surface is concave or scooped
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| show | onych means nail and ia means condition
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| onychocryptosis | show 🗑
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| onychomycosis | show 🗑
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| onychophagia | show 🗑
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| Paronychia | show 🗑
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| show | white, inherited deficiency or absence of pigment in the skin, hair or irises
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| chloasma (melasma or mask of pregnancy) | show 🗑
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| Melanosis | show 🗑
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| show | autoimmune disorder loss of melanin resulting in whitish areas of skin on face and hands
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| contusion or bruise | show 🗑
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| show | small pinpoint hemorrhages that are less than 2mm in diameter
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| purpura | show 🗑
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| show | irregular area of purplish discoloration that is larger than 10mm in diameter
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| show | swelling of clotted blood trapped in the tissues that is cause by injury
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| lesion | show 🗑
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| show | collection of dried serum and cellular debris
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| macule | show 🗑
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| papule | show 🗑
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| show | solid raised skin lesion larger than 0.5cm and deeper than a papule (cluster of cells)
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| show | scaly, solid raised area of closed spaced papules
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| scales | show 🗑
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| show | small, hard skin lesions caused by human papilloma virus
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| wheal (welt) | show 🗑
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| abscess | show 🗑
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| show | producing or containing pus
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| show | deep closed sac just under the skin containing soft or semisolid material
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| show | small circumscribed leision contining pus.
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| show | small blister less than 0.5cm in diameter containing watery fluid
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| show | large blister
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| show | injury on which superficial layers of skin are scraped or rubbed away
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| show | groove or crack-like sore
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| show | jagged wound or and accidential cut
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| show | deep hole made by a sharp object such as a nail.
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| needlestick injury | show 🗑
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| ulcer | show 🗑
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| decubitus ulcer (bedsore) | show 🗑
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| show | large reddish purple discoloration of the face or neck
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| strawberry hemangioma | show 🗑
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| show | itching
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| eczema | show 🗑
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| show | allergic response cause by contact with an irritant or allergen
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| Erythema | show 🗑
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| show | acute, inflammation pus forming bacterial skin infectio such as impetigo
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| dermatosis | show 🗑
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| Ichthyosis | show 🗑
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| show | autoimmune disorder that is characterized by a red, scaly rash on the face and upper trunk
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| show | chronic swelling caused by the collection of fat and fluid under the skin
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| show | common skin disorder characterized by flare-ups in red papules coverd with silvery scales in elbows, knees, scalp, back, buttock
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| Rosacea | show 🗑
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| Rhinophyma (bulbous nose) | show 🗑
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| Scleroderma | show 🗑
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| Urticaria (hives) | show 🗑
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| Xeroderma | show 🗑
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| show | large tender, swollen, areas caused by a staphylococcal infection around hair follicles
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| show | cluster of connected furuncles (boils)
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| cellulitis | show 🗑
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| gangrene | show 🗑
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| impetigo | show 🗑
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| show | flesh eating bacteria
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| tinea | show 🗑
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| show | skin infection caused by an infestation with the itch mite that produces distinctive brown lines and itchy rash.
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| show | lice, infestation with lice
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| show | infestation of head lice
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| show | infestation with body lice
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| pediculosis pubis | show 🗑
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| show | thickening of part of the skin on the hands or feet caused by repeated rubbing
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| cicatrix | show 🗑
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| granulation tissue | show 🗑
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| show | small knotlike swelling
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| show | abnormally raised or thickened scar that expands beyond the boundaires of the incision
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| show | skin growth such as a wart or a callus
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| show | hard or horny tissue
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| lipoma | show 🗑
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| nevi (moles) | show 🗑
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| show | a typical moles that may develop into skin cancer
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| show | benign superficial wartlike growth on the epithelial tissue
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| polyp | show 🗑
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| skin tags | show 🗑
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| show | Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma
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| Basal cell carconoma | show 🗑
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| show | malignant tumor of the thin, scaly squamous cells of the epithelium
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| malignant melanoma | show 🗑
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| show | skin lesion caused by excessive exposure to the sun, rough red scaly patche on skin
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| burn | show 🗑
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| show | no blisters, superficial damage to the epidermis
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| Secondo-degree (skin moist pink or red) | show 🗑
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| Third degree(Charring, skin black, brown, red) | show 🗑
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| biopsy | show 🗑
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| show | a piece, but not all, of the tumor or lesion is removed
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| excisional biopsy | show 🗑
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| needle biopsy | show 🗑
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| show | technique in which cells are scraped from tissue and examined under a microscope
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| sunscreen | show 🗑
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| Cryosurgery | show 🗑
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| show | removal of dirt, foreign objects, damaged tissue to prevent infection promote healing
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| incision and drainage I &D | show 🗑
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| show | technique of excising skin tumors by removing tumor tissue
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| lasers | show 🗑
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| show | treated by using a laser to reshape the nose by vaporizing the excess tissue
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| show | treated using short pulses of laser light to remove the birthmark
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| Blepharoplasty | show 🗑
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| show | skin graft
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| lipectomy | show 🗑
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| liposuction | show 🗑
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| rhytidectomy | show 🗑
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| show | wrinkles
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| show | used in treatment of spider veins
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| cellulitis | show 🗑
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| show | bioopsy technique which part of lesion is cut out
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| show | disorder which there are well defined bald areas
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| show | commonly known as bruise
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| show | normal scar left by a wound
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| onych/o | show 🗑
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| pil/o | show 🗑
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| show | dry
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| myc/o | show 🗑
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| seb/o | show 🗑
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| show | white
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| hidr/o | show 🗑
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| rhytid | show 🗑
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| erythr/o | show 🗑
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| show | life
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| show | lice
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| melan/o | show 🗑
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| kerat/o | show 🗑
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| show | fat
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| dermat/o | show 🗑
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| laser | show 🗑
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| show | lesions caused by human papillomavirus known as warts
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| sebaceous | show 🗑
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| unguis | show 🗑
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| show | layer of skin below epidermis
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| show | lesion carcinoma tend to bleed easily
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| show | torn or jagged wound
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| show | contagious, superficial skin infection seen in young children
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| show | medical term for condition known as hives
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