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| friction scraping away skin surface |
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| hardened sebum in hair follicle; blackhead |
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| injury caused by a blow; causes swelling, pain, and bruising |
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| bluish tint to skin caused by deoxygenated blood |
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| diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions; physician is a dermatologist |
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| blood collecting under skin following blunt trauma; a bruise |
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| condition of excessive growth and thickening of epidermis layer |
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| general term for injury or abnormality |
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| pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, or mole; usually benign |
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| abnormal paleness of skin |
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| spots from minute hemorrhages under skin |
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| skin reacts abnormally to light |
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| skin hemorrhage due to fragile blood vessels |
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| infection producing pus; dead bacteria, white blood cells, and tissue debris |
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| congenital collection of dilated blood vessels; birthmark |
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| hives; eruption of wheals with severe itching |
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| warts; benign growth caused by virus |
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| fluid-filled sac under skin |
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| flat, discolored spot on skin |
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| firm, solid mass larger than 0.5cm |
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| small, solid raised spot smaller than 0.5cm |
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| raised spot on skin containing pus |
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| small, fluid-filled, raised spot; blister |
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| small, round, swollen area; typical of allergic skin reaction |
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| collection of pus in skin |
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| inflammation of sebaceous glands and hair follicles with papules and pustules |
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| chronic form of adult acne with redness and tiny pimples, primarily on nose |
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| common form of teenage acne with comedo, papules, and pustules |
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| genetic condition; unable to make melanin; white hair and skin, and red eyes |
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| cancerous tumor in basal cell layer; common cancer, rarely metastasizes |
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| diffuse acute infection of connective tissue of skin |
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| open sore caused by pressure over bony prominences; caused by loss of blood flow to skin |
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| tissue necrosis due to loss of blood flow |
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| skin becomes dry, scaly, and keratinized |
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| highly infectious bacterial infection with pustules that rupture and crust over |
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| skin cancer seen in AIDS patients; brownish-purple lesions |
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| dangerous form of cancer; begins in melanocytes; quickly metastasizes |
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| chronic inflammatory condition with papules forming "silvery scale" patches |
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| contagious viral infection; German measles |
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| Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) |
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| chronic disease of connective tissue; injures skin, joints, and kidneys; produces red, scaly butterfly rash across face |
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| fungal infection; itching and scaling lesions |
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| fungal infection on scalp; ringworm |
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| fungal infection on foot; athlete's foot |
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| contagious viral infection; chicken pox |
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| disappearance of pigment from skin in patches; causes milk-white lesions |
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| absence or loss of hair; baldness |
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| furuncle involving several hair follicles |
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| infection of skin fold around nail |
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