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| Generic term for an agent (usually a hormone) that stimulates development of male characteristics |
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| State in which the regulatory mechanisms of the body maintain an internal environment within tolerable levels, despite changes int he external environment |
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| Pouch of skin in the male that contains the testicles |
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| Formation of a complex substance by the union of simpler compounds or elements |
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| Horny tissue; hard; cornea |
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| Localized collection of pus at the site of an infection |
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| Inflammation of the sevaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin with characteristic lesions that include blackheads, inflammatory papules, pustules, nodules, and cysts; usually associated with seborrhea |
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| Partial of complete loss of hair resulting from normal aging, an endocrine disorder, a drug reaction, anticancer medication, or a skin disease; commonly called baldness |
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| Form of intraepidermal carcinoma characterized by red-brown scaly or crusted lesions that resemble a patch of psoriasis or dermatitis; called Bowen precancerous dermatosis |
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| Diffuse, acute infection of the skin subcutaneous tissue |
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| Pigmentary skin disocloration usually occurring in yellowish brown patches or spots |
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| Typical small skin lesion of acne vuglaris caused by accumulation of keratin, bacteria, and dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin |
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| Infection of the skin caused by fungi |
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| Skin discoloration consisting of a large, irrecgularly formed hermorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow; commonly called a bruise. |
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| Chronic skin inflammation characterized by erythema papules, vesicles, pustules, scales, crusts, scabs and possibly itching. |
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| Redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries |
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| Damaged tissue following a severe burn |
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| Bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture |
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| Thickened area of the epidermis or any horny growth on the sin |
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| Small brown macules, especially on the face and arms, brought on by sun exposure, usually in a middle-aged or older person |
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| Unnatural paleness or absence of color in the skin |
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| Infestation with lice, transmitted by personal contact or common use of brushes, combs, or headgear |
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| Minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin |
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| Skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure from lying in one position that prevents blood flow to the tissues, usually in bedridden patients; also known as decubitus ulcer |
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| Chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered by thick, dry, silvery, adherent scales caused by excessive development of the basal layer of the epidermis |
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| Any of several bleeding disorders characterized by hemorrhage into the tissues, particularly beneath the skin or mucous membranes, producing ecchymosses or petechiae |
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| Contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite, commonly through sexual contact |
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| Fungal skin infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected, slo called ringworm |
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| Allergic reaction of the skin characterized by the the eruption of pale red elevated patches called whales, or hives |
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| Epidermal growth caused by a virus, also known as wards. Types include plantar warts, juvenile warts, and venereal warts |
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| Localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches |
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| Chemical removal of the outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses; also called chemabrasion |
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| Removal of necrotized tissue from a wound by surgical excision, enzymes, or chemical agents |
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| Tissue destruction by means of a high-frequency electric current; also called electrodesiccation |
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