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Chapter 3 The Integumentary System

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Definition
epidermis   show
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dermis   show
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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o   show
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cutane/o, derm/o, dermato/o   show
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show pil/o, trich/o  
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show sweat  
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show scale  
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show nail  
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show oil  
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show hidden  
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kerat/o   show
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xer/o   show
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xanth/o   show
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show erythroderma  
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show white  
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show black  
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abrasion   show
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show lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white  
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show a person afflicted with albinism  
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alopecia   show
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anhidrosis   show
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comedo   show
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cyanhidrosis   show
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depigmentation   show
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show skin pain  
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show skin pain  
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show loose skin  
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show redness  
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erythroderma   show
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show sweating blood  
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show the formation of sweat  
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hyperhidrosis   show
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show excessive growth of horny skin  
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show excessive melanin in the skin  
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hypohidrosis   show
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hypermelanosis   show
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show white skin  
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macerate   show
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show eating or biting the nails  
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show an itch or itching  
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show wrinkled skin  
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show formation of oil (sebum)  
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show discharge of oil (sebum)  
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show abnormally thick hair  
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show swollen raised itchy areas of the skin  
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xanthoderma   show
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show dry skin  
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show condition of dryness  
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macule, macula   show
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patch (vitiligo)   show
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papule   show
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show a solid mass on the surface of the skin  
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show a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin  
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show a larger solid mass  
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vesicle   show
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bulla   show
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pustule   show
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show a localized collection of pus in the body  
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show loss of skin  
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show a sore  
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excoriation   show
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show a crack in the skin  
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scale   show
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show a dry substance on the skin  
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show wounds related to to blood vessels  
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cherry angioma   show
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telangiectasia (spider angioma)   show
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petechia   show
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show a large bruise  
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cicatrix   show
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keloid   show
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show tumors on the skin  
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show mole  
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show a mole with bad changes/formations (often precancerous)  
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show wart  
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Culture and Sensitivity (C&S)   show
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show removal of tissue in order to examine it  
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show removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out)  
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show removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into it)  
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dermatoscope   show
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show procedure for looking at the skin  
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show a hernia filled with fatty tissue  
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show a fibrous skin tissue  
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erythrocynosis   show
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show causing horny tissue development  
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show horny tissue condition  
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show tissue death  
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onychia   show
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show ingrown nail  
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show a loss of a nail  
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show tough skin  
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show a condition of the tissue around the nail  
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steatoma   show
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xanthoma   show
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decubitus ulcer   show
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show skin condition  
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dermopathy   show
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show a chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching  
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hypertrichosis   show
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show a condition in the skin; it is dry and scaly resembling fish scales  
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show baldness experienced by women after pregnancy  
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show a skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin  
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show inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening  
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scleronychia   show
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xanthosis   show
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actinic keratosis   show
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show cancerous tumor of basal skin cells  
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show tumor of the sweat gland  
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show a harmful new formation of skin tissue (skin cancer)  
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malignant melanoma   show
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squamous cell carcinoma   show
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show inflammation of the skin follicles (acne)  
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impetigo   show
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show inflammation of the skin caused by fungus  
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show a fungal condition  
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onychodystrophy   show
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show a fungal condition often called "ringworm" due to its circular appearance  
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trichomycosis   show
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dermatitis   show
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show inflammation of the skin caused by skin exposure  
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show inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil (sebum)  
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show inflammation of fat tissue  
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show burn affecting only the epidermis or superficial layer of the skin  
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second-degree burn   show
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show deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer  
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fourth-degree burn   show
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show a drug that temporarily blocks sensation  
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show a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms  
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show a drug that opposes the effects of histamine  
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antipruritic   show
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antiseptic   show
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show pertaining to beneath the skin  
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intradermal   show
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show pertaining to through the skin  
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subcutaneous   show
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topical   show
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transdermal   show
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chemosurgery   show
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show treatment using chemicals  
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show destruction of tissue through freezing  
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show rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin  
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electrocauterization   show
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electrodesiccation   show
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show to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain  
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show removal of fatty tissue  
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show removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum  
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rhytidoplasty   show
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show skin transplant taken from a different place on a patient's body  
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homograft (allograft)   show
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heterograft   show
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xenograft   show
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ABCDE   show
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show actinic keratosis  
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show biopsy  
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C & S   show
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show dermatology  
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ID   show
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show Subcutaneous  
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show Subcutaneous  
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