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| walled cavity containing pus and surrounded by inflamed or necrotic tissue |
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| inflammatory disease of the sebacceous glands and hair follices |
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| characterized by omedones(black heads), papules, and pustules, usually assoc w/ seborrhea |
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| form of intaepidermal carcinoma(squamous cells) characterized by red-brown scaly or crusted lesions that resemble psoriasis |
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| deep-seated pyogenic(production of pus) infection of the skin, usually at subcutaneous levels |
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| wide-spread infection of the skin at subcutaneous levels, involves heat, swelling, pain, fever, chills, headaches |
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| yellowish-brown skin discolorations |
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| typical small skin lesion of acne vulgaris caused by accumulation of keratin, bacteria, and dried sebum, commonly called whiteheads |
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| skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually found in someone who is bedridden, commonly called bedsores |
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| hemorrhagic areas or bruises |
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| acute or chronic skin inflammation |
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| redness of skin due to swelling of capillaries. ex: mild sunburn or nervous blushing |
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| damaged tissue following a severe burn |
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| bacterial infection of a hair follicle or sebacceous gland that produces a pus-filled lesion or boil |
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| excessive hair growth, esp in women |
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| inlammatory skin disease characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture |
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| thickened area of the epidermis, such as a callus or wart |
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| small brown macules, esp on the face and arms w/ lesions distributed on sun-exposed areas of the skin or freckles |
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| smaller version of ecchymosis |
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| intense itching(doesn't it make you itchy?) |
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| chronic skin disease of scaly tissue, commonly found of the elbows and knees due to overgrowth of the basal layer |
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| any of several bleeding disorders that cause hemorrhage into the tissues, particularly beneath the skin or mucous membranes |
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| contagious skin disease transferred through sexual contact, commonly called crabs(itchy?) |
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| any fungal disease that indicates the body part affected, also called ringworm. ex: tinea barbae(beard) |
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| allergic reaction producing hives |
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| loss of skin color characterized by milk-white patches |
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| epidermal growth caused by a virus such as plantar warts or herpes |
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| any test where the suspected allergen is applied to the skin |
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| identifies suspect allergens by placing a small quantity of suspected allergen on a lightly scratched area of the skin |
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| tissue sample used for examination |
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| removal of foreign or damaged material, esp in a wound to promote healing |
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| removal of acne scars, tattoos, nevi, or fine wrinkles via snadpaper, wire brushes, and other abrasive tools on the anesthetized epidermis |
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| tissue destruction via high-frequency electric sparks or electrodesiccation |
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| chemical removal of outer layers of skin to remove ance and wrinles, also called chemabrasion |
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| use of liquid nitrogen to destroy warts, tumors, and other unwanted cancerous tissues |
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| reduces inflammation, redness, and itching due to allergies |
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| agents that prevent infections in cuts |
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| impression (synonymous with diagnosis) |
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