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| partial or complete loss of hair; baldness |
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| a hard fibrous protein found in the epidermis, hair, nails, enamel of the teeth & horns of animals |
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| the cresent-shaped pale area at the base of the fingernail or toenail |
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| the visible part of the nail |
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| oil gland located in the dermis; its secretions provide oil to the hair and surrounding skin |
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| cells responsible for producing melanin |
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| The fatty layer of tissue beneath the dermis |
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| linear tears in the dermis that result from overstretching from rapid growth. They begin as pinkish-blue streaks with jagged edges & may be accompanied by itching. As they heal and lose their color, th remain as silvery-white scar lines, also known as straie. |
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| The outermost layer of skin, no blood cells |
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| the layer of skin immediately beneath the epidermis; the codium, true skin |
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| the outermost layer of the epidermis; constisting of dead cells that have converted to keratin; which continually sloughs off or flakes away; known as the keratinized or "horny" cell layer |
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| The layer of skin where new cells are continually being reproduced, pushing older cells toward t outermost surface of the skin |
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