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SKIN: CUTANEOUS LESIONS

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lesion   an injury, sore, or wound; a pathological change in tissues due to disease or injury  
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eruption   a breaking out or appearance of lesions on the skin  
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disseminated   widley scattered; distributed over large areas of the body  
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rash   a general term applied to any eruption of the skin  
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circumscribed   confined or limited in space, as though by line drawn around the area  
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macule   a small, flat, discolored spot or patch on the skin (e.g. a freckle)  
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macular   pertaining to or characterized by macules; spotted  
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papule   a small red elevation of skin that can be palpated (e.g. a pimple)  
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papular   pertaining to or characterized by papules  
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pustule   a small circumscribed elevation of the skin filled with pus (e.g. an infected pimple)  
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vesicle   a blister; a small sac containing fluid located between the epidermus and the dermis  
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vesiculation   the formation of blisters  
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nodule   A small lump or swelling, a knotlike protuberance  
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nodular   pertaining to or characterized by nodules  
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wheal   a slightly elevated area of the skin, usually accompanied by intense itching  
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fissure   a crack or splitlike sore in the skin or mucous membrane  
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ulcer   an open sore or lesion of the skin or muscous mebrane  
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ulcerate   to undergo ulceration; to develop a sore  
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ulcerative   pertaining to or characterized by ulcers; causing an ulter(s)  
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ulceration   the foramtion of an ulcer  
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decubitus   the act of lying down or in the  
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decubital   pertaining to a bedsore or pressure sore  
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fistula   an abnormal tubelike passage connecting a normal body cavity or internal body structure to the body surface or another cavity. May be congenital or due to infections, injuries, or inflamatory processess  
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sinus   an abnormal channel. a "sinus tract"  
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