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cutane/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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seb/o

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oil, fat, grease

ex: sebaceous (related to oil)

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hidr/o

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sweat

ex: anhidrosis (without sweat abnormal condition)

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trich/o

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pertaining to hair

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pil/i or pil/o

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hair

ex: pilomatricoma (benign skin tumor with hair follicles)

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onych/o

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nails

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ungu/o

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nails

ex: ungual (pertaining to the nail)

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albin/o

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white

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alopecia

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loss of hair

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epitheli/o

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upon lining

ex: epithelium (thin layer of tissue on the outer skin)

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granul/o

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granules

ex: granulocytes (type of white blood cell that has small granules insid

a small compact particle of a substance

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hirsut/o

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hairy

ex: hirsutism (excessive hair, it is a disorder for women)

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kel/o

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tumor or growth

ex: keloid (overgrowth of scar tissue)

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kerat/o

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cornea or horny (hard)

ex: keratosis (rough scaly patch) or keratitis (corneal ulcer)

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sclera/o

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hard

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prurit/o

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itching

pruritus is the medical definition for itching

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necr/o

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death

necrosis is the death of most or all cells in an organ or tissus or fail

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erythr/o

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red

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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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pedicul/o

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lice

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vesic/o
bladder or blister
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photo-
light
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strati-
layer
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-cyte
cell
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-derm
skin
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cut-
skin
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carcin/o
cancer
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fiss-
split
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-oma
tumor
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-rrhea
fluid discharge or flow
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scraping away of the skin by mechanical process of injury
abrasion
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localized collection of pus
abscess
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dry skin
xeroderma
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inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tisses due to infection
cellulitis
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fungal infection on the skin
tinea
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torn, ragged-edge wound
lacerations ## Footnote a cut in the skin
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any visible change in tissue resulting from an injury or disease
lesion ## Footnote it's a broad term for sores, wounds, ulcers, and tumors
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wheals of various shapes and sized that are itchy
urticaria ## Footnote hives
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view of life
biopsy ## Footnote removal of living tissue from the body to be viewed under a microscope
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rhytid/o
wrinkles
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-ectomy
excision (cut) ## Footnote surgical removal
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abnormal hard spot(s)
induration
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overgrowth of scar tissue
keloid
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flat, colored spot on the skin
macule ## Footnote example: freckles
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small, solid skin elevation
papule ## Footnote example: skin tags, basal cell carcinoma
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a small knotlike mass
nodule ## Footnote examples: lipoma, metastatic carcinoma, rheumatoid nodule
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round, itchy elevation of the skin
wheal ## Footnote example: urticaria (hives)
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small evaluation of epidermis containing liquid
vesicle ## Footnote example: herpes zoster, herpes simplex, contact dermatitis
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elevation of skin containing pus
pustule ## Footnote example: impetigo, acne
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a closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material
cyst ## Footnote example: acne
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circumscribed cutaneous elevation caused by a virus
verruca ## Footnote a wart
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small elevation of the epidermis containing liquid
vessicle ## Footnote a blister
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circumscribed malformation of the skin, usually brown, black, or flesh colored
nevus (nevi) | nevi is the pleural form of nevus ## Footnote congenital nevus is a birthmark, a nevus also is called a mole
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paleness
pallor
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a pinpoint skin hemorrage
petechia
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small hemorrhages in the skin, giving a purple-red discoloration
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erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure, often occuring in bedridden patients
pressure ulcer ## Footnote also called decubitus ulcer or bed sore
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profuse sweating
diaphoresis
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puffy swelling of tissue from the accumlation of fluid
edema
64
redness
erythema
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escape of blood into the skin
ecchymosis ## Footnote a bruise

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