Definitions 3 Flashcards
1
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A benign flesh-coloured polyps hanging from the body by fine stalks
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Skin tag
2
Q
aka “wart”. An overgrowth and thickening of skin
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Keratosis
3
Q
aka “painful fat syndrome” that affects mostly women.
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Lipedema
4
Q
A collection of blood formed beneath the nail.
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Subungual hematoma
5
Q
aka “night sweats”
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Sleep hyperhidrosis
6
Q
An acute infection of the fold of skin around a nail
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Paronychia
7
Q
When the sebum plug is exposed to air, it oxidizes and becomes a blackhead.
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Comedo
8
Q
aka “spoon nail”. the malformation of the nail
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Koilonychia
9
Q
aka “mole”. Is a small, dark, skin growth that develops from melanocytes in the skin.
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Nevus
10
Q
A group of hereditary disorders that are characterized by dry, thickened, and scaly skin.
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Ichthyosis
