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Chapter 3: Integumentary System Flashcards

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Albin/o

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White

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Organs of the integumentary system

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Skin
Hair 
Nails
Sebaceous glands
Sweat glands
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Bi/o

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Life

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Cry/o

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Cold

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Diaphor/o

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Profuse sweating

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Ichthy/o

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Scaly, dry

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Kerat/o

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Hard, horny

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Melan/o

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Black

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Necr/o

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Death

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Onchy/o

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Nail

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Phot/o

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Light

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Py/o

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Pus

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Rhytid/o

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Wrinkle

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Scler/o

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Hard

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Seb/o

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Oil

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Trich/o

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Hair

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Ungu/o

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Nail

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Vesic/o

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Bladder

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Xer/o

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Dry

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-tome

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Instrument to use to cut

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-derma

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Skin

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-opsy

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View

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Allo-

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Other, different from usual

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Xeno-

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Strange, foreign

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Epidermis

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Thin, outer membrane layer

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Dermis

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Middle, fibrous connective tissue layer

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Subcutaneous

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Innermost layer of fatty tissue

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What do the sebaceous glands produce?

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Sebum

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What is the epidermis composed of?

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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What is the dermis composed of?

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Connective tissue and collagen layer

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What is the subcutaneous layer composed of?

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Lypocytes

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Depigmentation

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Loss of normal skin color

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Diaphoresis

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Profuse sweating

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Ecchymosis

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Blood collecting under skin following blunt trauma; a bruise

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Erythema

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Red flushing of skin

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Erythroderma

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Having reddened or flushed skin

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Eschar

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Thick layer of dead tissue develops over a deep burn area

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Fissure

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Crack-like lesion on skin

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Hirsutism

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Excessive hair growth

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Hyperemia

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Redness of skin due to increased blood flow

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Hyperhidrosis

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Excessive sweating

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Hyperpigmentation

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Abnormal amount of pigmentation

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Ichthyderma

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Scaly and dry skin

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Lesion

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General term for injury or abnormality

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Leukoderma

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White skin from lack of skin pigment

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Lipoma

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Fatty mass

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Macule

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Flat, dis colored spot on skin

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Necrosis

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Condition of cell or tissue death

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Nevus

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Pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, or mole; usually benign

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Nodule

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Firm, solid mass larger than 0.5 cm

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Onchyomalacia

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Softening of nails

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Pallor

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Abnormal paleness of skin

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Papule

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Small, raised spot smaller than 0.5 cm

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Patechiae

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Spots from minute hemorrhages under skin

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Photosensitivity

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Skin reacts abnormally to light

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Pruritis

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Severe itching

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Purpura

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Skin hemorrhage due to fragile blood vessels

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Purulent

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Infection producing pus; dead bacteria, WBC’s, and tissue debris

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Pustule

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Raised spot on skin containing pus

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Pyoderma

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Having pus on or within the skin

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Scleroderma

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Having pus on or within the skin

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Seborrhea

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Oily discharge

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Suppurative

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Containing or producing pus

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Ulcer

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Open sore in skin

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Urticaria

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Hives; eruption of wheals with severe itching

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Vesicle

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Small, fluid filled, raised spot; blister

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Wheal

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Small, round, swollen area; typical of allergic skin reaction

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Xeroderma

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Abnormally dry skin

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Abscess

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Collection of pus in skin

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Acne

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Inflammation of sebaceous glands and hair follicles with papules and pustules

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Acne rosacea

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Chronic form of adult acne with redness and tiny pimples, primarily on nose

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Depigmentation

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Loss of normal skin color

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Diaphoresis

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Profuse sweating

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Ecchymosis

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Blood collecting under skin following blunt trauma; a bruise

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Erythema

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Red flushing of skin

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Erythroderma

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Having reddened or flushed skin

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Eschar

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Thick layer of dead tissue develops over a deep burn area

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Fissure

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Crack-like lesion on skin

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Hirsutism

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Excessive hair growth

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Hyperemia

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Redness of skin due to increased blood flow

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Hyperhidrosis

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Excessive sweating

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Hyperpigmentation

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Abnormal amount of pigmentation

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Ichthyderma

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Scaly and dry skin

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Lesion

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General term for injury or abnormality

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Leukoderma

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White skin from lack of skin pigment

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Lipoma

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Fatty mass

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Macule

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Flat, dis colored spot on skin

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Necrosis

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Condition of cell or tissue death

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Nevus

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Pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, or mole; usually benign

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Nodule

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Firm, solid mass larger than 0.5 cm

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Onchyomalacia

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Softening of nails

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Pallor

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Abnormal paleness of skin

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Papule

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Small, raised spot smaller than 0.5 cm

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Patechiae

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Spots from minute hemorrhages under skin

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Photosensitivity

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Skin reacts abnormally to light

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Pruritis

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Severe itching

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Purpura

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Skin hemorrhage due to fragile blood vessels

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Purulent

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Infection producing pus; dead bacteria, WBC’s, and tissue debris

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Pustule

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Raised spot on skin containing pus

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Pyoderma

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Having pus on or within the skin

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Scleroderma

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Having pus on or within the skin

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Seborrhea

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Oily discharge

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Suppurative

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Containing or producing pus

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Ulcer

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Open sore in skin

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Urticaria

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Hives; eruption of wheals with severe itching

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Vesicle

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Small, fluid filled, raised spot; blister

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Wheal

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Small, round, swollen area; typical of allergic skin reaction

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Xeroderma

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Abnormally dry skin

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Abscess

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Collection of pus in skin

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Acne

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Inflammation of sebaceous glands and hair follicles with papules and pustules

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Acne rosacea

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Chronic form of adult acne with redness and tiny pimples, primarily on nose

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Acne vulgaris

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Common form of teenage acne with comedo, papules, and pustules

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Albinism

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Genetic condition; unable to make melanin; white hair and skin, and red eyes

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Cancerous tumor in basal cell layer; common cancer; rarely metastasizes

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Burn

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Skin damage caused by fire, electricity, ultraviolet light, or caustic chemicals; percentage of skin burned is estimated by Rule of Nines

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First Degree Burn

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Skin reddened and painful; no blisters; damage to epidermis

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Second degree burn

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Skin reddened and painful with blisters; damage to epidermis and dermis

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Third Degree Burn

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Skin charred; epidermis and dermis burned away; subcutaneous layer exposed

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Cellulitis

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Diffuse acute infection of connective tissue of skin

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Cicatrix

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Normal scar

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Decubitus ulcer

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Open sore caused by pressure over bony prominences; caused by loss of blood flow to skin

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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin

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Dermatosis

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Presence of a skin condition

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Dry gangrene

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Late stages of gangrene; affected area becomes dried, blackened, and shriveled

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Eczema

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Superficial dermatitis; redness, vesicles, itching, and crusting

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Gangrene

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Tissue necrosis due to loss of blood flow

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Ichthyosis

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Skin becomes dry, scaly, and keratinized

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Impetigo

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Highly infectious bacterial infection with pustules that rupture and crust over

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Kaposi’s sarcoma

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Skin cancer seen in AIDS patients; brownish-purple lesions

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Keloid

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Thick hypertrophic scar

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Keratosis

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Condition of excessive growth and thickening of epidermis layer

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Laceration

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Torn or jagged wound

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Malignant melanoma (MM)

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Dangerous form of cancer; begins in melanocytes; quickly metastasizes

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