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atrophy
thinning of skin surface
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cellulitis
skin infection
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clubbing
curvature of nails with soft tissue sweeling
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cyst
elevated lesion filled with liquid or semisolid material
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ecchymosis
red-purple dicoloration
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eczema
inflammatory skin condition
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edema
abnormal tissue swelling
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excoriation
loss of epidermis
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folliculitis
infection of the hair follicle and dermis
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fissure
linear crack from epidermis to dermis
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furuncle
acute, localized staphyloccal infection
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hirsutism
excessive growth of hair or in unusual places
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keloid
progressively enlarging scar
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macule
flat brown, red, purple, white, or tan lesion
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nodule
firm, elevated 1-2 cm. lesion
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onycholysis
loosening of nail from nailbed
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papule
elevated, firm brown, pink, tan, or bluish red lesion less than 2 cm. in diameter
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paronychia
infection around nail margin
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petechiae
red-purple nonblanchable discoloration less than .5 cm. in diameter
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psoriasis
chronic skin disease characterized by silvery, scaly plaques
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purpura
red-purple nonblanchable discoloration greater than .5 cm. in diameter
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pustule
elevated lesion filled with purulent fluid
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striae
pinkish or silvery white scarlike lesions
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tumor
elevated, solid lesion greater than 2 cm. in diameter
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turgor
resistance of skin to deformation
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wheal
elevated area of cutaneous edema
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