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| Hair loss. May result from chemotherapy, heredity and/or disease |
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| Skin graft using skin from one's own body. |
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| Slow-growing cancer of the basal cells of the epidermis, usually a result of sun damaged. |
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| Excision of tissue for microscopic examination |
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| Bubble-like blister on the surface of the skin. |
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| Masses of hard skin that forms as a cover over broken skin on certain areas of the body, especially the feet and hands. |
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| Also called dermis. Layer of skin beneath the epidermis. |
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| Hard layer, especially one formed by dried pus, as in a scab. |
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| Surgery that removes tissue by freezing it with liquid nitrogen. |
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| Removal of tissue from an area, such as a wound, by scraping. |
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| Thin band of epidermis that surrounds the edge of nails, except at the top. |
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| Irritation or alergy. General term for skin irritation. |
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| Layer of skin below the epidermis. Also called corium. Contains collagen. |
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| Ecchymosis (pl: ecchymoses) |
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| Purplish skin patch (bruise) caused by broken blood vessels beneath the surface. |
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| Outer portion of the skin containing several strata. Made up of cells called stratified squamous epithelium. |
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| Glands that secrete toward the outside of the body. Sweat glands. Excretion of sweat is called diaphoresis. |
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| An inflammatory skin disease cased by viruses of the family Herpesviridae. |
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| Subcutaneous skin layer: layer below the dermis.Bottom layer of skin. Contains adipose or fatty tissue. |
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| consists of the skin with all its layers, hair, nail & glands. |
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| Thick scarring of the skin that forms after and injury or surgery. |
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| Hard, horny protein that forms nails and hair. |
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| White patch of mucous membrane on the tongue or cheek. |
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| Removal of unwanted fat by suctioning through tubes placed under the skin. |
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| Test for tuberculosis in which a small dose of tuberculin is injected intradermally with a syringe. PPD (purified protein derivative of tuberculin) is injected intradermally. |
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| Pigment produced by melanocytes that determines skin, hair, and eye color. |
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| malignancy arising from cells that form melanin. |
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| Dermis or Corium. Contains collagen. Has 2 sublayers: top is Papillary layer and bottom is Reticular layer |
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| any condition caused by fungus. |
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| The layer of keratin that covers the distal portion of the fingers and toes. |
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| Called the epidermis called squamous epithelium. Has several strata (sublayers). Top sublayer is the stratum corneum. cells in this sublayer fill with a barrier called keratin. Bottom sublayer is the stratum germinativum. contains cells called melanocytes produce the pigment melanin. |
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| Top sublayer of the dermis. |
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| Petechiae (pl: petechiae) |
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| A tiny hemorrhage beneath of the surface of the skin. |
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| Small area of skin differing in color from the surrounding area. |
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| Characterized by appearing on previously normal skin. Flat, discolored, changes in skin color. Elevation formed by fluid in cavity. Elevated, palpable solid masses. |
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| Vascular disease that causes blotchy, red patches on the skin, particularly on the nose and cheeks. |
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| Disease that causes a viral skin rash; German measles. |
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| Skin eruption caused by a mite burrowing into the skin. |
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| Small plate of hard skin that falls off. |
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| Glands in the dermis that open to hair follicles and secrete sebum. |
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| Overproduction of sebum fo the sebaceous glands. |
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| abnormalities resulting from changing primary lesions. Loss of skin surface. Material on skin surface. |
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| Cancer that forms in tissues of the skin. There are several types of skin cancer. Skin cancer that forms in melanocytes (skin cells that make pigment) is called melanoma. Skin cancer that forms in basal cells (small, round cells in the base of the outer layer of skin) is called basal cell carcinoma. Skin cancer that forms in squamous cells (flat cells that form the surface of the skin) is called squamous cell carcinoma. Skin cancer that forms in neuroendocrine cells (cells that release hormones in response to signals from the nervous system) is called neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. Most skin cancers form in older people on parts of the body exposed to the sun or in people who have weakened immune systems. |
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| Sweat glands. Type of exocrine gland. Excretion of sweat is called diaphoresis. |
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| Mantoux test for diagnosing tuberculosis. Tine test - screening for tuberculosis. Injects the tuberculin using a tine. |
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| Contagious skin disease, usually occurring during childhood, and often accompanied by the formation of pustules; chicken pox. |
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| blood vessel lesions showing through the skin. |
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| Epidermis (stratified squamos epithelium), Dermis (Corium), Subcutaneous (connective tissue, mostly lipocytes) |
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| An inflammatory skin disease caused by viruses of the family Herpesviridai. Herpes 1 - around the mouth. Herpes 2 - on the genitalia. |
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| Ways to prevent first degree burns |
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Wear sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, shirts, stay inside |
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| How a person would feel with second degree burns |
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| Sensitive to the touch and very painful. Involve the epidermis and dermis and involve blistering. |
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| What would third degrees burns look like on a person |
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| Involve complete destruction of the skin, sometimes reaching into the muscle and bone and causing extensive scarring. |
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| heat, scalding liquid, chemical, electrical |
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