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area of pathologically altered tissue

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lesion

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condition of hardness

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keratoses

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solid mass on skin up to .5 cm in diameters; raised

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papule

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resembles warts

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verrucous

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freezing off

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cryotherapy

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scrapping it off

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curettage

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specialist in the study of skin

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dermatologist

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surgical repair of the skin

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dermoplasty

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tumor of sweat gland

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hidradenoma

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abnormal condition of hair

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trichosis

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disease of the skin

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dermatopathy

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abnormal condition of sweat

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hidrosis

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fat cell

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adipocyte

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excision of fat

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lipectomy

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abnormal condition of hardening

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sclerosis

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second layer of skin

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dermis

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tumor of a nail

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onychoma

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softening of skin

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dermomalacia

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hernia containing fatty tissue

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lipocele

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skin that is dry

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xeroderma

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abnormal conditon of yellow

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xathosis

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22
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skin transplant using ones own skin

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autograft

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23
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instrument used to cut skin

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dermatome

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abnormal condition of black skin

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dermomelanosis

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bluish discoloration
cyanosis
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black tumor
melanoma
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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
fat
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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
skin
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erythr/o
red
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hidr/o
sweat
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hist/o, histi/o
tissue
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kerat/o
hard
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leuk/o
white
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melan/o
black
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myc/o
fungus
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onych/o
nail
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plas/o
formation
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purpur/o
purple
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scler/o
hard
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seb/o
sebum (oil)
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squam/o
scale
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trich/o
hair
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xanth/o
yellow
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xer/o
dry
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lesions arising from previously normal skin
primary lesions
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flat, discolored spot on the skin up to 1 cm across ex. freckles
macule
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flat, discolored area on the skin larger than 1 cm ex. vitiligo
patch
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solid mass on the skin up to .5 cm in diameter ex. a mole
papule
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solid mass greater than 1 cm in diameter and limited to the surface of the skin
plaque
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solid mass greater than 1 cm that extends deeper into the epidermis
nodule
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solid mass larger than 1-2 cm
tumor
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area of localized skin edema ex. hives
wheal
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little bladder; an elevated, fluid-filled sac (blister) within or under the epidermis up to .5 cm in diameter ex. a fever blister
vesicle
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blister larger than .5 cm | ex. a second degree burn
bulla
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pus filled sac ex. pimple
pustule
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lesions that result in changes in primary lesions
secondary lesions
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gnawed away; loss of superficial epidermis, leaving an area of moisture but no bleeding
erosion
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open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed and scar
ulcer
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scratch mark
excoriation
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linear crack in the skin
fissure
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blood vessels
vascular lesions
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red blood tumor
cherry angioma
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small dilated blood vessels
telangiectasia
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resulting from hemorrahages in skin
purpuric lesions
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skin tumors coming from epidermis
epidermal tumors
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birthmark
nervus
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mole with precancerous changes
dysplastic nevus
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diaphor/o
profuse sweating
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male pattern baldness
alopecia
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blackhead caused by plug of sebum in hair follicle opening
comedo
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appearance of a lesion
eruption
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reddness of skin
erythema
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severe itching
pruritus
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general term for skin eruption
rash
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production of purulent matter (pus)
suppuration
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hives; eruption of wheals accompanied by itching
urticaria
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white patches on skin caused by loss of melanin
vitiligo
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dry skin
xeroderma

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