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| Underlying or inner layer of the skin. Derma, corium, cutis, or true skin. |
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| Outermost layer of the skin. Scarf skin, cuticle. |
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| The orginal lesion manifesting a disease. |
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| Those that develop in the later stages of the disease. |
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| A closed, abnormally developed sac, containing fluid, semifluid or morbid matter. Found above or below the skin. |
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| Dead cells that form over a wound. An Accumulation of sebum and pus (e.g. the scab on a sore |
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| Cronic congestion of the nose & cheeks, characterized by redness, dilation of blood vessels, and the formation of papules & pustules. |
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| Deficiency of perspiration |
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| Abnormal increase of secretion from the sebaceous gland. |
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| A thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue. |
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| A deep crack in the skin penetrating the dermis (e.g. chapped lips). |
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| Foul smelling perspiration. |
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| Dry, scaly skin due to a deficiency of sebum. |
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| An itchy swollen lesion that lasts only a few hours (e.g. hives, mosquito bite). |
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| A spot or discoloration on the skin (e.g. freckle). |
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| An open lesion on the skin or mucous membrane, accompanied by pus & loss of skin depth. |
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| Blackhead. When the follicle is filled with an excess of sebum. |
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| A small blister or sac containing clear fluid (e.g. poison ivy). |
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| Any thin plat of epidermal flakes can be dry or oily (e.g. dandruff-pityriasis). |
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| Inflammatory condition of the skin, lesions can vary (e.g. vesicles, papules). |
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| A Wen. A sebaceous cyst of fatty tumor. |
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| A scar. Light colored, slightly raised mark formed after an injury or lesion has healed. |
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| Abnormal cell mass, results from excessive multiplication of cells. |
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| A skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching or scraping. |
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| An abnormal round, solid lump over or under the skin |
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| A pimple or small elevation on the skin that contains fluid |
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| Whitehead. Due to the retention of sebum. |
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| An inflamed pimple containing pus. |
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| Prickly heat. The acute inflammatory disorder of thesweat gland. |
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| Moth patches, liver spots. Increased pigmentation in spots that are not elevated. |
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| Congenital leukoderma of the body. |
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| Technical term for a freckle. |
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| Abnormal light patches on the skin; caused by a burn or congenital disease (e.g. vitiligo, albinism). |
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| The acquired condition of milky-white spots. |
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