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| cells covering external and internal surfaces of the body |
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| thin, cellular outer layer of the skin |
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| flat, scale like epithelial cells that make up the outermost layers of the epidermis |
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| deepest region of the epidermis |
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| a cell found in the basal layer that gives color to the skin |
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| dark brown to black pigment contained in melanocytes |
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| dense, fibrous connective tissue layer of the skin |
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| oily substance secreted by the sebaceuos glands |
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| connective and adipose tissue layer just under the dermis |
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| protien substance found in skin and connective tissue |
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| outgrowth of skin coposed of keratin |
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| hard protien material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails |
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| an ara of pathologically altered tissue |
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| lesions arising from previously normal skin |
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| lesions that result in changes in primary lesions |
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| baldness; natural or unnatural deficiency of hair |
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| a plug of sebum (oil) within the opening of a hair follicle |
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| appearence of a skin lesion |
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| production of purulent matter (pus) |
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| hives; an eruption of wheals on the skin with an itch |
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| inflamation of the sebaceous gland and hair follicles of skin |
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| a hereditary condition characterized by a partial or total lack of melanin pigment |
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| any injury to body tissue caused by heat |
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| inflammation of the skin characterized by redness, itching and various lesions |
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| a boil; a painful nodule formed by inflammation at the hair follicle |
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| a cluster or clusters of furuncles |
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| a localized collection of pus in a cavity. Heals when drained or excised |
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| an eating sore; death of tissue associated with a loss of blood supply |
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| herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) |
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| transient viral vesicles that infect the facial area |
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| herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) |
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| sexually transmitted ulcer-like lesions of the genital and anorectal skin |
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| a viral disease affecting the peripheral nerves characterized by painful blisters that spread over the skin following the affected nerves; usually unilateral |
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| a skin condition caused by a gene defect that results in dry, thick, scaly skin |
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| highly contagious, bacterial skin inflammation marked by pustules that rupture and become crusted |
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| localized thickening of the skin caused by excessive exposure to the sunlight; known precursor to skin cancer |
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| benign wart-like lesions (usually seen on elderly skin) |
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| a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the inflammation of various parts of the body |
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| malignant cutaneous neoplasm |
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| squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) |
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| a malignant tumor of squamous epithelium |
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| basal cell carcinoma (BCC) |
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| a malignant tumor of the basal layer of the epidermis (most common skin cancer) |
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| a malignant tumor composed of melanocytes |
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| a malignant tumor of the walls of blood vessels appearing as painless, dark bluish-purple plaques on the skin |
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| inflammation of the fingernail or toenail |
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| inflammation of the nail fold |
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| infestation with lice (capitis - head) (pubis - pubic region) |
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| an itching; a chronic, recurrent skin disease marked by silver-gray scales covering red patches resulting from an overproducation of skin cells |
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| contagious disease caused by a parasite (mite), causes an intense itch |
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| a skin condition marked by th hypersecretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands |
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| a group of fungal skin diseases identified by the body part that is affected |
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| a condition caused by the destruction of melanin that results in the appearence of white patches on the skin |
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