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an individual with albinism
deficiency of pigment in the hair, skin, and eyes |
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| severing of a limb, or another body part |
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| the soft brownish yellow waxy secretion from the ceruminous glands of the external auditory meatus |
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| the main protein in bone, cartilage, and connective tissue |
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| the layer of skin just under the epidermis, also known as the dermis |
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| surgical removal of dead or contaminated tissue from a wound |
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| the lowest layer of skin; positioned above the subcutaneous fat layer |
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| the outermost layer of skin |
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| the tough protein that forms most skin structures, including hair and nails |
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| an agent used to break down or loosen the horny(hardened) layer of skin |
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| a large connective tissue cell containing biochemicals, including histamine; may be related to allergic reactions are involved in secondary inflammation from injuries and infections |
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| dark brown or black pigments occurring in the skin, hair, and retina |
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| pigment-producing cells in the epidermis's basal layer that result in epidermal pigmentation |
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| an oil gland located in the dermis that usually opens into the hair follicles |
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| the oily secretions of the sebaceous glands |
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| artificial sunlight used to treat some skin lesions |
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