Subjective Dermatology - Patient History, Problems, Complaints Flashcards by Lance Cummings

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abrasion

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scraping away of skin

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albinism

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lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white

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albino

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a person afflicted with albinism

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alopecia

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baldness

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anhidrosis

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lack of sweat

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comedo

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a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum

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cyannhidrosis

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blue sweat

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depigmentation

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loss of pigmentation

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dermatalgia

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skin pain

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dermatodynia

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skin pain

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dermatolysis

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loose skin

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erythema

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redness

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erythroderma

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red skin

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hemathidrosis

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sweating blood

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hidropoiesis

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formation of sweat

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hyperhidrosis

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excessive sweating

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hyperkerotosis

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excessive growth of horny skin

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hyperpigmentation

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excessive pigment in the skin

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hypohidrosis

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diminished sweating

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hypomelanosis

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diminished melanin in the skin

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hypopigmentation

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diminished pigment in the skin

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leukoderma

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white skin

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macerate

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to soften the skin

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onychophagia

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eating or biting the nails

pruritus

an itch

rhytidermia

wrinkled skin

sebopoiesis

formation of oil

seborrhea

discharge of the oil (sebum)

trichomegaly

abnormally thick hair

uticaria

swollen raised itchy areas of the skin

xanthoderma

yellow skin

xeroderma

dry skin

xerosis

condition of dryness