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| breakdown; separation; destruction |
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| condition, usually abnormal |
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| pertaining to stopping; controlling |
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| cutane/o, derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o |
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| skin is scraped or rubbed away |
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| cavity that contains pus caused by an infectious microorganism and surrounded by inflamed tissue |
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| medicine applied to broken skin to prevent infection |
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| compounds that act against or inhibit perspiration |
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| the absence of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms |
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| wasting of the epidermis; skin spears thin and transparent |
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| inhibiting the growth of bacteria |
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| removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination to confirm or establish a diagnosis |
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| acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue characterized most often by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling |
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| caused by a blow to the body that does not break the skin and is characterized by swelling and discoloration |
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| use of subfreezing temperature to destroy tissue |
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| bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes |
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| a sac filled w/ fluid or semisolid material |
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| removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially from a wound |
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| treatment for the removal of superficial scars on the skin by the use of revolving wire brushes or sandpaper |
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| inflammatory condition of the skin |
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| skin surface area innervated by a spinal nerve |
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| a discoloration of the skin resulting from bleeding underneath, typically caused by bruising |
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| destruction of a substance by passing electrical current through it |
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| superficial reddening of the skin |
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| deep linear splits through the epidermis into the dermis |
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| smooth-edged wound produced by a sharp instrument |
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| external covering of the body |
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| excessive overgrowth of unsightly scar tissue |
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| any visible, localized abnormality of the skin, such as a wound, rash, or sore |
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| benign tumor consisting of mature fat cells |
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| removal of adipose tissue w/ a suction pump device and is used primarily as cosmetic surgery |
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| inflammation of the skin caused by a fungus |
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| death of areas of damaged or diseased tissue or bone surrounded by healthy tissue |
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| pertaining to the death of tissue |
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| marble-like, solid lesion more than 1 cm wide and deep |
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| infestation by lice and named for a genus of sucking lice, Pediculus |
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| tiny purple or red spots appearing on the skin as a result of tiny hemorrhages within dermal or submucosal layers |
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| common chronic skin disorder characterized by circumscribed red patches covered by thick, dry, silvery scales |
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| arise from the hair follicles and produce sebum |
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| infection or contamination |
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| infected wound is described as septic |
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| drugs placed directly on the skin |
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| drug delivery through the skin and then enters the circulatory system |
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| any abnormal condition of hair growth, including baldness or excessive hair growth in an unusual place |
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| deep, irregular erosions that extend into the dermis |
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| of, relating to, or resembling a nail, claw, or hoof |
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| skin eruption characterized by wheals of varying shapes and sizes with well-defined margins and pale centers AKA hives |
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