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lunula
white, crescent-shaped area of a nail
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melanocyte
cell that produces melanin
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sebaceous
oil-producing gland
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sudoriferous
sweat-producing glands
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abscess
localized collection of pus in any body part, associated with swelling and inflammation
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albinism
partial or total absence of pigment of skin, hair and eyes
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alopecia
partial or complete loss of hair, baldness
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comedo
blackhead, dilated hair foolicle filled with bacteria, primary lesion in acne
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cyanosis
abnormal condition signaled by bluish discoloration of tissue
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cyst
closed sac or pouch in or under the skin that contains fluid or solid material
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dermatomycosis
fungal infection of the skin
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ecchymosis
purple patch more than 3mm in diameter caused by blood under the skin
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eczema
inflammatory condition of skin characterized by erythema vesicles and crusting with scales
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drythema
abnormal redness of skin
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excoriation
scratch mark, linear break in the skin surface
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hemangioma
benign tumor of blood vessels, birthmark
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hyperhidrosis
profuse sweating, increased or excessive perspiration
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ichthyosis
abnormally dry skin, scaly, resembling fish skin
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impetigo
inflammatory skin disease with pustules that rupture and become crusted
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keloid
overgrowth of scar tissue
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macule
flat, discolored area that is flush with the skin
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nevus
mole, pigmented skin blemish that is usually benign but may become cancerous
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nodule
a small node or circumscribed swelling
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onychomalacia
softening of nails
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papule
small, circumscribed solid elevation of skin
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paronychia
infection around a nail
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petechia
tiny hemorrhagic spot on the skin less than 3mm in diameter
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polyp
a mass of tissue that bulges outward from skin's surface on a stem or stalk of mucous membrane
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psoriasis
chronic skin disease characterized by itchy, red, silvery-scaled patches
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pustule
small circumscribed elevation of skin containing pus
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scabies
contagious infection caused by a mite
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scleroderma
chronic disease characterized by thickening and hardening of skin
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tinea
fungal infection of skin
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ulcer
an open sore or lesion of skin
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urticaria
hives, allergic raction of skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches
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verruca
wart, caused by a virus
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vesicle
small, fluid-filled, raised lesion, a blister
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vitiligo
localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches
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debridement
removal of necrotic or dead tissue from a wouuld/burn
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onychectomy
surgical removal of a nail
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onychotomy
incision into a nail
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