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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Keloid | Raised irregular lumpy shiny scar due to excess collagen fiber |
| Platelet | cell fragment involved in clotting process |
| scab | crust that forms over a wound |
| Edema | excessive collection of fluid in cells and tissues / swelling |
| Hypoxia | deficient in oxygen |
| onychomcosis | fungus infection in a nail |
| dematomyositis | inflammation of the skin and the muscle |
| Hypodermic | tissue layer below the dermis |
| carcinoma | epithelial tumor |
| scleroderma | hardening of the skin |
| Sebum | waxy secretion of the sebaceous glands |
| pustule | skin that contains pus |
| macrophage | large white blood cells / large to eat |
| abrasion | area of the skin that has been scraped off |
| clot | the mass of fiber and cells that is produced in a wound |
| medulla | central portion of a structure surrounded by cortex |
| cortex | outer portion of an organ |
| comedone | whitehead or blackhead caused by too many sebum and keratin cells blocking the hair follicle |
| mole | benign localized area of melanin producing cells |
| dermal | tissue layer of the skin beneath the epidermis |
| integumentry | organ system that covers the body / skin |
| cyst | an abnormal fluid containing sac |
| acne | inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair |