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| a thickened portion of the skin |
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| a type of bath given chiefly for hygiene purposes |
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| a conical, circular, painful, raised area on the toe or foot |
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| a dry or greasy, scaly material shed from the scalp |
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| deep grooves, frequently occur between the toes as a result of dryness and cracking of the skin |
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| of or relating to the gums |
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| abnormal hairiness, particularly in women |
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| the science of health and its maintenance |
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| the growing inward of the nail into the soft tissues around it, most often results from improper nail trimming |
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| infestation with head lice |
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| a wart on the side of the foot |
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| a contagious skin infestation caused by an arachnid, the itch mite |
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| the oily, lubricating secretion of glands in the skin called sebaceous glands |
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| glands of the dermis that secrete sweat |
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| given for physical effects, such as to soothe irritated skin or to treat an area (e.g., the perineum |
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| small gray-brown parasites that bite into tissue and suck blood and transmit several diseases to people, in particular Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, and Tularemia. |
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| athlete's foot (ringworm of the foot), which is caused by a fungus |
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