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chapter 3

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subcutaneous layer (hyperdermis)   innermost layer in skin; has lipocytes (fat)  
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epidermis   made of stratified squamous epithelium  
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basal layer   deepest layer of the skin  
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melanocytes   produce the black pigment melanin and protect skin from UV rays  
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keratin   hard protein that fills dead skin  
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corium (dermis)   middle layer of skin  
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collagen fibers   form elastic protein that gives skin its' shape  
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nails   cuticle, nail bed, nail body, nail root, free edge, lunula  
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sebum   ductless spreading of sebum protects the skin  
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sweat glands   apocrine glands (pubic/underarms), sweat duct, sweat pore, perspiration, sudoriferous gland (sweat gland)  
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py/o   pus  
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derm/o   within the skin  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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melan/o   black  
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onych/o   nail  
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rhytid/o-   wrinkles  
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seb/o   oily  
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trich/o   hair  
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ungu/o   nails  
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xer/o   dry  
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scler/o   hard  
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leuk/o   white  
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ichthy/o   scaly  
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erythr/o   red  
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abrasion   scraping away of skin by friction  
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cicatrix   scar  
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comedo   hardened sebum in hair follicle  
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contusion   injury caused by blow to body  
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cyanosis   blue tint to skin/mucous membranes caused by deoxygenated blood  
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depigmentation   loss of skin color  
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diaphoresis   profuse sweating  
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ecchymosis   blood collecting under skin causing discloration  
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erythema   reddness  
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eschar   thick layer of dead tissue/fluid  
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hirsutism   excessive hair growth  
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hyperemia   redness due to increased blood flow  
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hyperpigmentation   too much pigment  
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keloid   raised thickened hypertrophic scar  
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keratosis   overgrowth of dermis layer  
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lesion   wound  
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nevus   pigmented skin blemish  
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pallor   paleness of the skin  
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petechiae   purple or red spots from hemorrhages under the skin  
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photosensitiviy   skin reacts abnormall to light  
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pruritus   severe itching  
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purpura   fragile blood vessels that cause bruising  
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purulent   containing pus  
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strawberry hemangioma   dilated blood vessels cause a birthmark that dissapears  
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suppurative   containing pus  
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urticaria   hives  
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verruca   warts  
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Skin pathology   cyst, fissure, laceration, macule, nodule, pauple, pustule, ulcer, vesticle, wheal  
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Skin problems   abscess, acne, albinism, bascal cell carcinoma,cellulitis, deubitus ulcer, gangrene, eczema, gangrene, ichthyosis, impetigo, kaposi's sarcoma, malignant melanoma, pediculosis, rubella, scabies, systemic lupis erythematosus, tinea, vitiligo, varicella  
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Hair problems   alopecia (loss of hair), carbuncle (furuncle involving hair), furuncle (bacterial infection of hair follicle)  
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Nail problems   onychia (infected nail bed), paronychia (infection of skin around nail bed)  
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Skin diagnostics   culture&sensitivity, biopsy, exfoliative cytology, frozen section, fungal scrapings  
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Skin therapy   allograft (from one person to another), autograft (from one person's body), dermatome, dermatoplasty, heterograft (from another species), cryosurgery, chemabrasion, dermabrasion, laser therapy, liposuction, rhytidectomy  
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cauterization   destruction of tissue  
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curettage   removal of superficial skin lesions  
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debridement   removal of firegn material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound  
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incision and drainage   drain materials by making an incision  
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