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Integumentary System

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epidermis   show
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show horny, or cornified, layer composed of protein. Contained in the hair, skin, and nails  
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show color, or pigmentation, of the skin  
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dermis   show
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show tiny, coiled, tubular structures that emerge through pores on the skin's surface and secrete sweat  
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show secrete sebum (oil) into the hair follicles where the hair shafts pass through the dermis  
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show compressed, keratinized cells that arise from hair follicles, the sacs that enclose the hair fibers  
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show originate in the epidermis  
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show white area at the base of the nail  
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cutane/o   show
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show skin  
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dermat/o   show
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show horny tissue, hard  
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show nail  
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ungu/o   show
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show sebum (oil)  
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show hair  
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aut/o   show
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bi/o   show
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show dust  
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show hidden  
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show other  
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show fungus  
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show death (cells, body)  
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show thick  
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show wrinkles  
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show grapelike clusters  
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show twisted chains  
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xer/o   show
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show on, upon, over  
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show within  
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show beside, beyond, around, abnormal  
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show through  
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sub   show
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trans   show
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show berry-shaped (form of bacterium)  
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show excision or surgical removal  
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show diseased or abnormal state, condition of  
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show inflammation  
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show softening  
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-opsy   show
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show eating or swallowing  
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show surgical repair  
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show flow, discharge  
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-tome   show
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show inflammation of the skin  
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show abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust  
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show fibrous tumor of the skin  
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hidradenitis   show
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leiodermia   show
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leukoderma   show
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onychocryptosis   show
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onychomalacia   show
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show abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails  
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show eating the nails  
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pachyderma   show
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paronychia   show
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show discharge of sebum  
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show abnormal condition of a fungus in the hair  
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show dry skin  
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show scraping away of the skin by mechanical process or injury  
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show localized collection of pus  
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acne   show
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show a precancerous skin condition of horny tissue formation that results from excessive exposure to sunlight  
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albinism   show
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basal cell carcinoma   show
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candidiasis   show
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carbuncle   show
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cellulitis   show
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contusion   show
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eczema   show
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show slit or cracklike sore in the skin  
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show painful skin node caused by staphylococcal bacteria in a hair follicle (boil)  
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show death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply followed by bacterial invasion  
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herpes   show
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show superficial skin infection characterized by pustules and caused by either staphylococci or streptococci  
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show the invasion of pathogens in body tissue  
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show a cancerous condition starting as purple or brown papules on the lower extremities that spreads through the skin to the lymph nodes an internal organs  
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show torn, ragged-edged wound  
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show any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease. Includes sores, wounds, ulcers, and tumors  
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MRSA infection   show
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pediculosis   show
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psoriasis   show
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rosacea   show
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scabies   show
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scleroderma   show
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show a malignant growth that develops from scalelike epithelial tissue  
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show a chronic inflammatory disease involving the skin, joints, kidneys, and nervous system  
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show fungal infection of the skin  
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show an itching skin eruption composed of wheals of varying size and shape  
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show white patches on the skin caused by the destruction of melanocytes associated with autoimmune disorders  
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show view of life  
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show surgical repair using one's own skin  
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show surgical repair using skin from others  
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show instrument used to cut skin  
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show surgical repair of the skin  
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show excision of a nail  
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rhytidectomy   show
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rhytidoplasty   show
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cauterization   show
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show destruction of tissue by using extreme cold  
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show removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound  
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dermabrasion   show
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excision   show
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show surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument  
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laser surgery   show
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show technique of microscopically controlled serial excisions of skin cancers  
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suturing   show
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show a physician who studies and treats skin  
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dermatology   show
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show pertaining to upon the skin  
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erythroderma   show
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show pertaining to under the skin  
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intradermal   show
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show originating in horny tissue  
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necrosis   show
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percutaneous   show
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show pertaining to under the skin  
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show pertaining to through the skin  
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ungual   show
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xanthoderma   show
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alopecia   show
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show scar  
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show a closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material  
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cytomegalovirus   show
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diaphoresis   show
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ecchymosis   show
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show puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid  
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erythema   show
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show abnormal hard spot(s)  
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show condition characterized by a yellow tinge to the skin  
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show overgrowth of scar tissue  
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leukoplakia   show
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macule   show
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nevus   show
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nodule   show
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show paleness  
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show small, solid skin elevation  
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petechia   show
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pressure ulcer   show
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pruritus   show
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purpura   show
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pustule   show
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show erosion of the skin or mucous membrane  
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show small elevation of the epidermis containing liquid  
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wheal   show
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