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| protects; regulates body temperature, serves as sensory receptors for touch, pain, pressure; elimination of body waste; synthesis of vitamin D |
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| fine hair that covers body of developing fetus |
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| black or dark pigment that contributes to skin color and helps to filter UV light. |
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| scraping or rubbing away of skin or mucous membrane of the skin |
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| localized collection of pus in any part of the body |
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| partial or complete hair loss |
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| circumscribed inflammation of the skin and deeper tissue that contains pus, which will eventually discharge to the skin surface |
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| acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, characterized by localized heat, deep readness, pain and swelling |
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| protein substance that forms the glistening inelastic fibers of connective tissure such as tendons, ligaments and fascia |
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| typical lesion of acute acne vulgaris, caused by accumulation of keratin and sebum within the opening of a hair folicle |
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| an injury to a part of the body without a break in the skin |
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| the process of scraping material from the wall of a cavity or surface for the purpose of removing abnormal tissue or unwanted material |
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| a condition of a bluish discoloration of the skin |
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| a closed sac or pouch in or within the skin that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material |
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| removal of debris, foreign objects, and damaged or necrotic tissue from a wound inorder to prevent infection and to promote healing |
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| bluish black discoloration of an area of the skin caused by an escape of blood into the tissue as a result of injury. |
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| abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells |
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| an injury to the surface of the skin caused by trauma, such as scratching or abrasions |
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| peeling or sloughing off of tissue cells |
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| cracklike sore or grove in the skin or musous membrane |
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| abnormal passageway between two tubular organs( i.e. rectum and vagina) or from an organ to a body surface |
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| localized pus producing infection originating deep in a hair follicle |
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| a benign tumor that consists of a mass of blood vessels an has a redish-purple color |
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| excessive body hair in an adult male distribution pattern, occurring in women |
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| substance that releases an allergic inflammatory reaction |
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| circumscribed, slightly elevated lesions of the skin that are paler in the center than its surrounding edges |
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| inherited dermatological condition in which the skin is dry, hyperkeratotic and fissured--resembling fish scales |
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| hard fibrious protein found in epidermas, hair, skin, nails, sweat glands and sebaceous glands |
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| any visible damage to the tissue of the skin, such as a wound, sore, rash, or boil |
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| small, flat discoloration of the skin that is neither raised nor depressed |
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| A small, circumscribed swelling protruding above the skin |
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| separation of a fingernail from its bed, beginning at the free margin |
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| abnormal thickening of the skin |
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| A small, circumscribed elevation on the skin |
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| small pinpoint hemorrhages of the skin |
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| A small, stalklike growth that protrudes upward or outward from a mucous membrane surface, resembling a mushroom stalk |
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| a group of bleeding disorders characterized by bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
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| cyst filled with a cheesy material consisting of sebum and epithelial debris that has formed in the duct of a sebaceous gland |
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| excessive secretion of sebrum, resulting in excessive oiliness or dry scales |
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| the oily secretions of the sebaceous gland |
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| small brownish or flesh colored outgrowth of skin occurring frequently on the neck |
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| a circumscribed, open sore or lesion of the skin that is accompanied by inflammation |
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| a reation of the skin in which there is an apperance of smooth slightly elevated patches that are redder or paler than the surrounding skin and often accompanied by severe itching |
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| a skin disorder characterized by nonpigmented white patches of skin of varying sizes that are surrounding by skin with normal pigmentation |
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| circumscribed, slightly elevated lesion of the skin that is paler in the center than its surrounding edges |
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| any yellow coloration of the skin |
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| a group of inherited disorders, results in little or no production of the pigment melanin |
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| an acute/chronic inflammatory condition characterized by erythema, papules, vesicles, pustules, scales, crusts, or scabs and accompanied by intense itching |
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| malignant epithelial cell tumor that begins as slightly elevated nodule with a depression or ulceration in the center that becomes more obvious as the tumor grows |
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| contagious superficial skin infection characterized by serous vesicles and pustules filled with millions of staphylococcus or streptococcus bacteria, usually forming on the face |
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| vascular malignant lesion that begin as soft purple-brown nodules or plaques on the faceand oral cavity but can occur anywhere on the body and gradually spread throughout the skin |
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| an enlarged, irregular shaped, and elevated scar that forms due to presence of large amounts of collagen during the formation of scars |
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| white, hard thickened patches firmly attached to the musous membrane in areas such as the mouth, vulva or penis |
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| visual accumulation of melanoctyes, creating a flat or raised rounded macule or papule with definite borders |
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| common, noninfectious, chronic disorder of the skin manifested by silvery-white scales covering round, raised, reddened plaques producing itching |
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| systemic lupus erythematosus |
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| chronic, multisystem, inflammatory disease characterized by lesions of the nervous system and skin, renal problems, and vasculitis. Red rash known as the "butterfly rash" is often seen on the nose and face |
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| ringworm, chronic fungal infection of the skin |
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| benign, circumscribed, elevated skin lesion that results from hypertrophy of epidermis, caused by HPV |
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| heat or caustic substances that burn and scar the skin |
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| removal of epidermis and a portion of the dermis with sandpaper or brushes to eliminate superficial scars or unwanted tatoos |
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| aspiration of fat through a suction cannula or curette to alter the body contours |
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| ultraviolet light used to examine the scalp and skin for the purpose of observing fungal spores |
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