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| A temporary skin replacement, often with cadaver skin. |
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| Use of healthy skin taken from a nonburned area of the patient's body. |
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| An acute inflammation of the dermis and underlying connective tissue characterized by red or lilac colored, tender, warm, edematous skin. |
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| Injury completely surrounding the thorax or an extremity. |
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| A protein that is the material of skin repair. |
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| Whiteheads and blackheads. |
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| Freezing a lesion with liquid nitrogen. |
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| Enzyme action to clean a lesion and dissolve fibrin clots or scabs; or removal of dead tissue to speed the healing process. |
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| Fungal infections that affect primarily the skin but may affect the hair and nails. |
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| A topical product that soothes and softens the skin. |
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| The process by which epithelial cells grow into the wound from surrounding healthy tissue. |
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| Slough or layer of dead skin or tissue. |
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| Incision into constricting dead tissue of a burn injury to restore peripheral circulation. |
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| Exacerbations of symptoms associated with a condition. |
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| A cold injury that results from the overexposure of skin cells to temperatures low enough to cause crystal formation. |
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| A deep infection around a hair follicle. |
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| Benign vascular tumor or malformation. |
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| A scar that is raised but stays within the original boundaries of the wound. |
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| Skin folds of the neck, axillae, and antecubital fossa. |
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| Process of decreasing in size. |
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| A scar that extends beyond the original boundaries of the wound. |
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| A large tender boggy mass on scalp with drainage associated with tinea capitus. |
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| Inflammation of the lymphatic system draining the site of infection seen as tender, erythematous streaks extending in a proximal direction from the infection. |
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| A peptide present in the skin and synthesized by an enzyme in melanocytes that influences skin color. |
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| Enzyme action to clean a lesion and dissolve a clot or scab. |
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| A wound covering that protects the wound from the outside environment and keeps all moisture at the wound site. |
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| Infection in the tissue surrounding the nail. |
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| A rapid nonimmunologic reaction of the skin when exposed to sunlight. |
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| The layer of dressing that comes directly in contact with the wound. |
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| The return of a condition after medication has been discontinued. |
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| A cover for the primary dressing when further protection from contamination is needed. |
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| The superficial layer of the epidermis. |
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| Permanent dilation of superficial capillaries and venules. |
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| Generally dry skin that is more likely to crack and fissure. |
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