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bax infex of a hair follicle
or of a sebaceous gland
that produces a pus-filled BOIL
furuncle
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several furuncles developing in adjoining hair follicles. deep-seated infex.
carbuncle
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widespread acute infex of skin and subQ tissue
cellulitis
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skin discoloration usually yellow-brown patches or spots
chloasma
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damaged tissue following a severe burn
eschar
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inflammatory dz with isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture
impetigo
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thickened area of the epidermis; any horny growth on the skin (callus, wart)
keratosis
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small brown macules, sun exposure
lentigo (rhymes with vitiligo!)
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minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin
petechiae
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any bleeding d/o with hemorrhage into the tissues. red darkening into purple, then brownish yellow
purpura
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any fungal skin dz with a second name attached
tinea (ex: barbae, versicolor)
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milk-white patches (loss of pigment)
vitiligo
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areas of pathologically altered tissue--general term
lesions
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system for appearance, maturity of cancer cells in a tumor (grading or staging?)
grading (I, II, III, IV)
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system for spread of cancer (grading or staging)
staging (TNM)
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another word for electrodessication
fulguration
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another word for fulguration
electrodessication
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covering over capillaries at base of hair follicle
papilla
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top 2 layers of epidermis
- corneum
- germinativum (basal)
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another word for basal
germinativum
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another word for germinativum
basal
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definition of integument
a covering consisting of the epidermis and dermis (corium)
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another word for dermis
corium
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pertaining to the entire body rather than of individual parts
systemic
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