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| Cells covering external and internal surfaces of the body |
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| Thin, cellular outer layer of the skin |
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| Flat, scale-like epithelial cells comprising the outermost layers of the epidermis |
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| Deepest region of the epidermis |
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| Cell found in the basal layer that gives color to the skin |
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| Dark brown or black pigment contained in melanocytes |
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| Dense, fibrous connective tissue layer of the skin (aka corium) |
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| Oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands |
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| Connective and adipose tissue layer just under the dermis |
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| Protein substance found in skin and connective tissue |
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| Outgrowth of the skin composed of keratin |
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| Out growth of the skin attached to the distal end of each finger and toe, composed of keratin |
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| Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails |
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| An area of pathologically altered tissue |
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| Lesions arising from previously normal skin |
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| Flat, discolored spot on skin up to 1cm across |
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| Flat, discolored area on skin larger than 1cm across |
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| Solid mass on skin up to 0.5cm across |
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| Solid mass greater than 1cm across, limited to surface of skin |
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| Solid mass greater than 1cm, which extends deeper into epidermis |
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| Solid mass larger than 1-2cm |
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| Area of localized skin edema |
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| Little bladder, elevated, fluid filled sac (blister) within or under epidermis up to 0.5cm across |
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| a blister larger than 0.5cm |
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| lesions that result in changes in primary lesions |
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| to gnaw away; loss of superficial epidermis leaving an area of moisture but no bleeding |
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| an open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed and scar and is sometimes accompanied by infection |
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| a linear crack in the skin |
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| a thin flake of exfoliated epidermis |
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| dried residue of serum, pus, or blood on the skin |
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| a mark left by the heaing of a sore or wound showing the replacement of destroyed tissue by fibrous tissue (cicatrix = scar) |
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| an abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue that is thick and irregular |
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| lesions of a blood vessel |
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| a small, round, bright-red blood vessel tumor on the skin, often on the trunk of the elderly |
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| telangiectasia/ spider angioma |
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| a tiny, red blood vessel lesion formed by the dilation of a group of blood vessels radiating from a central arteriole, most commonly seen on the face, neck, or chest |
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| purpura; lesions as a result of hemorrages into the skin |
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| spot; a reddish-brown, minute hemorrhagic spot on the skin that indicates a bleeding tendancy- small purpura |
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| bruise; a black and blue mark- large purpura |
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| skin tumors arising from the epidermis |
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| a congenital malformation on the skin that can be epidermal or vascular- also called a mole |
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| a mole with precancerous changes |
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| an epidermal tumor caused by a papilloma virus- also called a wart |
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| baldness; natural or unnatural deficiency of hair |
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| comedo (comedos, comedones) |
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| a plug of sebum (oil) within the opening of a hair follicle |
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| below the skin surface with a white center |
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| open to the skin surface with a black center caused by the presence of melanin exposed to air |
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| appearance of a skin lesion |
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| a general term for skin eruption, most often associated with communicable disease |
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| skin color due to the presence of melanin |
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| loss of melanin pigment in the skin |
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| areas of the skin lacking color due to deficient amounts of melanin |
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| darkened areas of skin caused by excessive amounts of melanin |
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| production of purulent matter (pus) |
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| hives; an eruption of wheals on the skin accompanied by itch |
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| an inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin evidenced by comedones, pustules, or nodules on the skin |
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| a hereditary condition characterized by a partial or total lack of melanin pigment (particularly in the eyes, skin, and hair) |
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| any injury to body caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, radiation, or gases |
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| s burn involving only the epidermis, characterized by erythema (redness) and hyperesthesia (excessive sensation) |
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| a burn involving the epidermis and the dermis, characterized by erythema, hyperesthesia, and vesications (blisters) |
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| a burn involving all layers of the skin, characterized by the destruction of the epidermis and dermis with damage or destruction of the subcutaneous tissue |
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| an acute inflammation of subcutatneous tissue resulting from a bacterial invasion through a break in the skin (cellula= small store room) |
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| an inflammation of the skin characterized by redness, pruritis, and various lesions |
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| a chronic skin inflammation characterized by the appearance of inflamed, swollen papules and vesicles that crust and scale, with severe itching and burning (occurs in people with atopy) |
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| an inflammation of the skin resulting from contact with a substance to which one is allergic or one that is known to irritate skin |
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| redness of the skin covered by a yellow, oily, itchy scale most commonly at the hairline, forehead, and around the nose, ears, or eyelashes (refered to as cradle cap in infants) |
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| exanthematous viral disease |
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| eruption of the skin caused by a viral disease |
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| to boil out; ther term is often used intercheangably with dermatitis to denote a skin condition characterized by the appearance of inflamed, swollen papules and vesicles that crust and scale, often with sensations of itching and burning |
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| a boil; a painful nodule formed in the skin by inflammation orifginating in a hair follicle- caused by staph |
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| a skin condition consisting of clusters of furuncles |
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| a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by the inflammation of surrounding tissues that heals when drained or excised |
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| an eating sore; death of tissue associated with a loss of blood supply resulting from trauma or an inflammatory or infectious process such as seen in complications of frostbite, severe burns, and conditions that affect circulation |
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| herpes simplex virus type 1 |
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| transient viral vesicles that infect the facial area, especially the mouth and nose |
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| herpes simplex virus type 2 |
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| sexually transmitted ulcer-like lesions of the genital and anorectal skin and mucosa; after initial infection, the virus lies dormant in teh nerve cell root and may recur at times of stress |
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| a viral disease affecting the peripheral nerves characterized by painful blisters that spread over the skin following the affected nerves; usually unilateral- aka shingles |
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| a skin condition caused by a gene defect that results in dry, thick, scaly skin |
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| highly contagious, bacterial skin inflammation marked by pustules that rupture and become crusted- most often occurs around the mouth and nostrils |
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| thickened areas of epidermis |
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| actinic keratosis/ solar keratosis |
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| localized thickening of the skin caused by excessive exposure to sunlight; a known precursor to cancer |
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| a chronic autoimmune diease characterized by inflammation of various parts of the body |
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| limited to the skin; evidenced by a characteristic rash especially on the face, neck and scalp |
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| systemic lupus erythematous |
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| a more severe form of lupus involving the skin, joints, and often vital organs |
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| malignant cutaneous neoplasm |
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| a malignant tumor of the squamous epidermis |
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| a malignat tumor of the basal layer of the epidermis |
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| a malignant tumor composed of melanocytes- most develop from a pigments nevus over time |
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| a malignant tumor of the walls of blood vessels appearing as painless, dark bluish-purple plaques on the skin; often spreads to lymph nodes and internal organs |
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| inflammation of the fingernail or toenail |
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| inflammation of the nail fold |
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| infestation with lice that causes itching and dermatitis |
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| lice that generally infect the pubic region, but hair of the axilla, eyebrows, lashes, beard, or other hairy body surfaces may also be involved |
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| an itching; chronic, recurrent skin diseas marked by silver-gray scales covering red patches on the skin that result from overproduction and thickening of skin cells- elbows, knees, genitals, arms, legs, scalp, and nails commonly involved |
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| a contagious disease caused by a parisite (mite) that invades the skin, causing an intense itch- most often found at articulations between the fingers or toes, elbows, etc. |
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| a skin condition marked by teh hypersecretion of sebum from the sebaceaous glands |
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| a group of fungal skin diseases identified by the body part that is affected (tinea corporis- ring worm) |
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| a condition caused by the destruction of melanin that results in the appearance of white patches on teh skin, commonly the face, hands, legs, and genital areas |
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| removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic pathological examination |
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| removal of an entire lesion |
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| removal of a selected portion of a lesion |
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| using a surgical blade "shave" tissue from the epidermis and upper dermis |
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| a technique of isolating and growing colonies of microorganisms to identify a pathogen and to determine which drugs might be effective in combating the infection it has caused |
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| a surgical method involving cutting a thin piece of tissue from a frozen specimen for immediate pathological examination |
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| methods for determining the reaction of the body to a given substance by applying it to, or injecting it into the skin |
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| substance is applied to the skin through a scratch |
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| substance is applied topically to the skin on a small piece of blotting paper or wet cloth |
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| chemosurgery (chemical peel) |
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| technique for restoring wrinkled, scarred, or blemished skin by application of an acid solution to "peel" away the top layers of the skin |
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| distruction of tissue by freezing |
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| surgical removal of frozen epidermis using wire brushes and emery papers to remove scars, tattoos, and/or wrinkles; aerosol spray used to freeze the skin |
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| removal of dead tissue from a wound or burn site to promote healing and prevent infections |
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| to clean; scraping a wound using a spoon-like cutting instrument called a curette; used in debridement |
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| use of electric current to destroy tissue |
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| use of instrument heated by electric current to coagulate bleeding areas by burning the tissue |
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| use of short, high frequency, electric currents to destroy tissue by drying- the active electrode makes contact with the skin |
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| to lighten; use of long, high frequency, electric sparks to destroy tissue; the active electrode does not touch the skin |
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| incision and drainage (I&D) |
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| incision and drainage of an infected skin lesion |
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| surgery using a laser in various dermatological procedures to remove lesions, scars, tattoos, etc |
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| an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; concentrates high frequencies of light into a small, extremely intense beam that is precise in depth an diameter |
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| a technique to excise tumors of the skin by removing fresh tissue layer by layer until a tumor free plane is reached |
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| transfer of skin from one part of the body to another to replace skin lost through burns or injuries |
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| between two individuals of the same species |
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| transfer from one species to another |
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| treatment of malignancies, infections, and other diseases with chemical agents that destroy selected cells or impair their ability to reproduce |
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| treatment of neoplastic disease by using ionizing radiation to deter proliferation of malignant cells |
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| use of sclerosing sgents in treating diseases |
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| use of ultraviolet light to promote healing of a skin lesion |
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| a drug that temporarily blocks transmission of nerve conduction to produce a loss of sensation |
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| a drug that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms |
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| a drug that kills or prevents the growth of fungus |
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| drug that blocks the effects of histamine in the body |
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| regulating body substance released in excess during allergic reactions causing swelling and inflammation of tissues |
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| drug that reduces inflammation |
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| drug that relieves itching |
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| agent that inhibits the growth of infectious microorganisms |
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| HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 1 |
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