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| urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid) |
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| fungus (fungi include yeasts, molds, & mushrooms) |
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| sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands) |
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| A cavity containing pus surrounded by inflamed tissue; usually the result of localized infection |
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| Chronic papular & pustular eruption of the skin with increased production of sebum |
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| Thickened area of the epidermis associated with aging & skin damage due to sun exposure. |
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| Condition of no pigment in skin, hair, and eyes (white skin). |
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| Partial or complete lack of hair. |
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| An idiopathic condition in which hair falls out in patches. |
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| Condition of lack of sweat. |
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| Inflammation of skin (rash & intense itching) that tends to occur in people with family history of allergies |
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| Skin cancer arising from cells in the basal layer of the epidermis |
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| Injury to tissues caused by heat contact |
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| Hard, thickened area of skin occurring in the areas of the body exposed to friction or pressure |
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| Intense burning sensation in the skin (due to nerve damage). |
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| Diffuse, acute inflammatory infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain & swelling |
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| A sebum plug that partially blocks the pore; a blackhead. If the pore becomes completely blocked a whitehead forms. |
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| Collection on the skin of dried sebum & cellular debris; scab. |
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| Scraping of material from the skin or from the wall of a cavity. |
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| Small band of skin at the base of a nail |
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| Thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material |
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| Inflammation, sore, or ulcer in the skin over a bony part of the body; pressure ulcer; bedsore |
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| Surg proce remove acne scars, tats & fine wrinkles. Skin is scraped away; sndppr or mech'l methods are used on frozen skin. |
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| Specialist in diseases of the skin. |
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| Abnormal condition of fungus (plant) infection in the skin. |
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| Surgical repair of the skin. |
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| Condition of profuse sweating. |
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| Numerous abnormal moles w/irreg borders, indistinct margins & mixed color; often precursors of malignant melanomas |
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| Bleeding into the skin; bruise. |
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| Water-producing exocrine gland in the skin |
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| Chronic dermatitis of unknown etiology, marked by redness, blisters, scales & scabs |
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| Wires used during surgery to burn through tissue. |
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| Destruction of tissue by burning with an electric spark |
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| Upper (outermost) layer of skin |
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| Cell covering the surface of the skin and inner lining of body cavities and tubes. |
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| Outer surface of the skin & tissue forming the linings of internal organs |
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| Skin cell; literally, “upon a nipple.” |
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| Wearing away or loss of epidermis. |
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| Condition of redness of the skin (flushing). |
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| Pertaining to redness of the skin |
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| Exanthematous viral disease |
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| Rash (exanthem) of skin due to viral infection; Ex.: measles (rubeola), & chicken pox (varicella) |
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| Scraping from skin lesions are sent to a lab for culture & micro exam for evid of fungal growth |
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| Death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply |
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| Tubular sac that holds the hair fiber |
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| Abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin (fish-like skin). |
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| Inflammatory bacterial skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules & crusted-over lesions |
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| Skin & its accessory organs (hair, nails, sebaceous & sweat glands) |
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| Malignant tumor of skin & blood vessels; often associated with AIDS. Dark blue-purple patches form on the skin |
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| Enlarged scar on the skin |
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| Hard protein found in hair, nails, and the epidermis layer of skin. |
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| Abnormal condition of thickened areas of the skin (horny cells accumulate). |
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| Areas of skin that lose their pigment and become white; vitiligo. |
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| Condition of white plaques on the skin. |
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| Tumor (benign) of fat tissue. |
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| Removal of subcutaneous fat tissue with a blunt-tipped cannula (tube) through which suction (aspiration) is applied. |
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| Semicircular white arch near the root of the nail. |
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| Pigmented spot on the skin;freckle. |
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| Cancerous skin tumor often arising in pre-existing moles (nevi) |
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| Black pigment produced by melanocytes in the basal layer of the epidermis. |
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| Cell that forms melanin and is found in the epidermis of the skin. |
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| Malignant neoplasm (tumor) of melanocytes, derived from cells that form melanin, most common in skin of any part of the body. |
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| Microscopically controlled excision of skin cancers. |
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| Removal of muscle tissue for microscopic examination. |
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| Any disease caused by fungus. |
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| Mole (pigmented lesion of the skin) |
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| Solid, round or oval, elevated skin lesion more than 1 cm in diameter |
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| Separation of nail plate from the nail bed in fungal infections or after trauma. |
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| Abnormal condition of fungal infection of nails. |
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| Small, solid elevation of the skin, less than 1 cm in diameter |
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| Condition of inflammation and swelling (infection) of the tissue around the nail. |
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| Soft tissues surrounding the nail border |
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| Small, pinpoint hemorrhages in the skin. |
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| Sac of hair in the sacral region (above the cleft in the buttocks) |
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| Pertaining to a sebaceous gland and hair. |
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| Mushroom-like benign growth extending on a stalk form the surface of a mucous membrane |
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| Chronic, recurrent dermatosis characterized by scaly, dull red or pink patches covered by silvery gray scales. |
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| Bleeding into the skin; ecchymoses & petechiae |
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| Forming or containing pus |
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| Small elevation of the skin containing pus |
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| Condition of pus infection within the skin. |
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| Exanthemous viral disease; measles |
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| Contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruitus (itching) |
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| Chronic & progressive disease of the skin w/hardening & shrinking of connective tissue |
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| Sac-like cavity filled with a collection of yellowish, cheesy sebum & epithelial debris |
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| Oil gland in the dermis layer of the skin |
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| “Flow of sebum”; disturbance of sebaceous glands marked by increase in the flow of sebum. |
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| Inflammation of the skin with excessive secretion from sebaceous glands |
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| Procedure to remove a suspected malignant lesion & send it to pathology lab for micro exam |
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| Reaction of the body to a substance by observing results of injecting the substance intradermally or applying it topically to the skin |
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| Skin cancer that develops from squamous epithelium |
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| Pertaining to scale-like cells that cover the outside of the body (epidermis) and line the inner tubes of the body. |
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| Mass, tumor arising from sebaceous glands; sebaceous cyst. |
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| Outermost layer of the epidermis, consisting of flattened, keratinized cells |
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| Pertaining to under (beneath) the skin. |
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| Pertaining to the 3rd layer of skin under epidermis & dermis (contains fatty tissue) |
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| Pertaining to under a nail. |
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| Fungal infection of the skin; Ex.; tinea corporis (ringworm) & tinea pedis (athlete's foot) |
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| Disease of the hair due to a fungal infection. |
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| Open sore on the skin or mucous membranes of the body |
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| Acute allergic reaction in which red, round, elevated swollen areas, called wheals appear on the skin. Itching my be intense. |
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| Exanthamous viral disease marked by itchy red rash that develops into blisters & pustules & then scabs; chicken pox |
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| Small benign growth (wart) in the skin; caused by a virus |
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| Small blister, containing clear fluid, on the skin |
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| Patches of white, unpigmented skin surrounded by areas of normal skin; leukoderma |
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| Round elevation in the skin with a pale, whitish area surrounded by redness; hives |
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| Flat, slightly elevated, rounded plaque or nodule usually found on the eyelids. |
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| Abnormal condition of dry, rough skin. |
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