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| horny, or cornified, layer composed of protein. It is contained in the hair, skin, and nails. |
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| color, or pigmentation, of the skin |
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| sudoriferous (sweat) glands |
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| tiny, coiled, tubular structures that emerge through pores on the skin's surface and secrete sweat |
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| secrete sebum (oil) into the hair follicles where the hair shafts pass through the dermis |
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| compressed, keratinized cells that arise from hair follicles, the saces that enclose the hair fibers. |
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| originate in the epidermis. Nails are found on the upper surface of the ends of the fingers and toes. The white area at the base of the nail is called the lunula, or moon. |
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| abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust |
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| fibrous tumor of the skin |
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| inflammation of the sweat gland |
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| abnormal condition of a hidden nail (also called ingrown nail) |
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| abnormal conditon of a fungus in the nails. |
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| eating the nails (nail biting) |
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| diseased state around the nail |
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| discharge of sebum (excessive) |
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| abnormal condition of a fungus in the hair |
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| scraping away of the skin by mechanical process or injury |
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| localized collection of pus |
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| inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicles |
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| a precancerous skin condition of horny tissue formation that results from excessive exposure to sunlight. It may evolve into a squamous cell carcinoma. |
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| congenital hereditary condition characterized by partial or total lack of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes |
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| basal cell carcinoma (BCC) |
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| epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis. It seldom matastasizes but invades local tissue. Common in individuals who have had excessive sun exposure |
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| an infection of the skin, mouth (also called thrush) or vagina caused by the yeast type fungus Candida albicans. Candida is normally present in the mucous membranes; overgrowth causes an infection. Esophageal cadidiasis is often seen in patients with AIDS |
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| skin infection composed of a cluster of boils caused by staphylococcal bacteria |
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| inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by infection, leading to redness, swelling and fever |
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| injury with no break in the skin, characterized by pain, swelling, and discoloration (also called a bruise) |
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| noninfectious, inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness, blisters, scabs, and itching |
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| slit or cracklike sore in the skin |
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| painful skin node caused by staphylococcal bacterial in a hair follicle |
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| death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply followed by bacterial invasion (a form of necrosis) |
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| inflammatory skin disease caused by herpes virus characterized by small blisters in clusters. Many types of herpes exist. Herpes simplex causes fever blisters; herpes zoster, also called shingles is characterized by painful skin eruptions that follow nerves inflamed by the virus |
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| superficial skin infection characterized by pustules and caused by either staphylococci or streptococci |
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| a canerous condition starting as purple or brown papules on the lower extremities that spreads through the skin to the lymph nodes and internal organs. Frequently seen with AIDS |
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| any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease. It is a broad term that includes sores, wounds, ulcers, and tumors. |
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| invasion into the skin and hair by lice |
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| chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silvery scales. |
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| chronic disorder of the skin that produces erythema, papules, pustules, and broken blood vessels, usually occuring on the central area of the face in people older thatn 30 years. |
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| skin infection caused by the itch mite, characterized by paule eruptions that are caused by the female burrowing in the outer layer of the skin and laying eggs. This condition is accompanied by severe itching. |
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| a disease characterized by chronic hardening (induration) of the connective tissue of the skin and other body organs |
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| development of painful, inflamed blisters that follow the nerve routes; caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox (also called herpes zoster) |
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| squamous cell carcinoma (SqCCA) |
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| a malignant growth that develops from scale-like epithelial tissue. Unlike basal cell carcinoma, there is significant potential for metastasis. The most frequent cause is chronic exposure to sunlight |
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| systemic lupus erthematosus (SLE) |
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| a chronic inflammatory disease involving the skin, joints, kidneys, and nervous system. The autoimmune disease is characterized by periods of remission and exacerbations. It may also affect other organs. |
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| fungal infection of the skin. The fungi may infect keratin of the skin, hair and nails. Infections are classified by body regions such as tinea capitis (scalp), tinea corporis (body) and tinea pedis (foot). Tinea in general is also called ringworm, and tinea pedis specifically is also called athlete's foot |
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| an itching skin eruption composed of wheals of varying size and shape. It is usually related to an allergy (also called hives). |
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| view of life (removal of living tissue from the body to be viewed under the microscope). |
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| surgical repair using one's own skin (skin graft)(also called autograft) |
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| surgical repair using skin from others (skin graft) (also called allograft) |
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| instrument used to cut skin (in thin slices for skin grafts) |
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| surgical repair of the skin |
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| excison of wrinkles (also called facelift) |
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| surgical repair of wrinkles |
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| destruction of tissue with hot or cold instrument, electric current, or caustic substance (also called cautery) |
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| destruction of tissue by using extreme cold, often by using liquid nitrogen |
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| removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound |
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| procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material, such as sandpaper |
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| surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument |
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| incision and drainage (I&D) |
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| surgical cut made to allow the free flow or withdrawl of fluids from a lesion, wound, or cavity |
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| procedure using an instrument that emits a high-powered beam of light used to cut, burn, vaporize, or destroy tissue |
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| technique of microscopically controlled serial excisions of skin cancers. |
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| to stitch edges of a wound surgically |
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| hypersensitivity to a substance |
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| a closed sack containing fluid or semisold material |
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| a herpes-type virus that usually causes disease when the immune system is compromised |
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| escape of blood into the tissues, causing superficial discoloration; a "black and blue" mark (also called a bruise) |
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| puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid |
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| agent that softens or soothes the skin |
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| overgrowth of scar tissue |
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| condition characterized by white spots or patches on mucous membrane, which may be precancerous |
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| flat, colored spot of the skin |
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| circumscribed malformation of the skin, usually brown, black or flesh colored. A congenital nevus is present at birth and is referred to as a birthmark (also called a mole). |
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| a small, knotlike mass that can be felt by touch |
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| small, sold skin elevation (also called pimple) |
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| a pinpoint skin hemorrhage |
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| disorder characterized by hemorrhages into the tissue, giving the sin a purple-red discoloration. |
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| elevation of the skin containing pus |
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| circumscribe cutaneous elevation caused by a virus (also called a wart) |
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| small elevation of the epidermis contianing liquid (also called blister) |
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| transitory, ichy elevaton of the skin with a white center and a red surrounding area; a when is and individual urticaria (hive) lesion |
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| pressure ulcer (bed sore) |
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| systemic lupus erthematosus |
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| berry shaped bacteria in grapelike clusters |
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| berry shaped bacteria in twisted chains |
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| pertaining to through the skin |
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| yellow skin (also called jaundice) |
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