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| Thin upper layer of the skin. |
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| A waterproof protein that toughens the skin. |
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| Provides color to the skin and protects against UV rays. |
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| When a person is unable to form melanin and has very white skin with no pigmentation. |
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| Attaches skin to muscle and other tissue. |
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| Oil that lubricate the skin and hair. |
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| When the ducts of the sebaceous gland becomes blocked with excessive sebum. |
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| Most dangerous of all skin cancers that can develop from a nevus. |
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| Asymmetrical, Borders, Color, Diameter, Elevation |
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| Loss of pigment in the skin in patches. |
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| Involve only the epidermis, which appears red with slight pain. |
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| Involves epidermis and dermis. The area is blistered and swollen. |
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| Full-thickness burn. Destroys the epidermis and dermis with deep tissue destruction. |
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| Hereditary dermatitis with dry, scaly, silvery patches. |
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