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Pathology and Misc

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crust   collection of dried serum and cellular debris  
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cyst   thick walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid matter  
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erosion   wearing away  
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fissure   crack-like sore  
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macule   flat lesion  
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nodule   solid, round or oval elevation lesion  
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papule   small solid elevation of the skin  
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polyp   growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane  
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pustule   papule containing pus  
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ulcer   open sore on skin or mucous membrane (deeper than an erosion)  
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vesicle   small collection of clear fluid; blister  
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wheal   smooth swollen papule redder or paler than surrounding skin  
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alopecia   absence of hair from area of normal growth  
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echymosis   bruise  
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petechia, petechiae   small pinpoint hemorrhages  
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pruritus   ithcing  
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uricaria   hives  
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acne   chronic eruption of skin with increased production of sebum  
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cellulitis   diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain and swelling  
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eczema   inflammatory skin disease  
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gangrene   death of tissue  
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impetigo   bacterial skin disease - vesicles, pustules, and crusted lesions  
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psoriasis   chronic recurrent dermatosis with itchy, scaly, red place with silvery gray scales  
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scabies   contagious parasitic infection - intense pruritus  
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scleroderma   chronic progressive disease of skin and internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue  
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tinea   infection of skin caused by fungus  
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vitiligo   loss of pigment  
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callus   incresed growth of cell in keratin layer of epidermis caused by pressure or friction  
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keloid   thickened scar  
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keratosis   thickened and rough lesion associated with aging or skin damage  
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leukoplakia   white patches on mucous membrane or tongue  
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nevus, nevie   pigmented lesion of skin  
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verruca   viral epidermal growth (wart)  
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basal cell carcinoma   malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of epidermis  
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squamous cell carcinoma   malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis  
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malignant melanoma   cancerous growth composed of melanocytes  
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Kaposi sarcoma   malignant, vascular, neoplastic growth  
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