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Integumantary Terminology

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Definition
adiposis   ab.co of fat  
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anhidrosis   ab.co of no sweat  
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cryotherapy   cold therapy  
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dermatomycosis   ab.co of skin fungus  
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dermatotherapy   treatment of skin  
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diaphoresis   carry through/tranmission  
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epidermis   above skin  
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hemangioma   tumor of blood vessels  
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hidradentitis   inflammation of sweat glands  
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homo-graft   transplant skin from same donor  
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hyperesthesia   excessive feeling  
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hypodermic   p2 below the skin  
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ichthyosis   ab.co of scaly/dry  
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keratosis   ab.co of hard/horny tissue  
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lipcele   herniation or swelling of fat  
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lipocyte   fat cell  
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lipoma   tumor of fat  
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lumpectomy   surgical removal of a lump  
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melanoma   black tumor  
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pilonidial   hair nest  
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pyoderma   skin pus  
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seborrhea   discharge of fat  
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steatorrhea   discharge fat  
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squamous   scales  
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steatitis   inflammatiom of fat  
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sudoresis   co of sweat  
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trichopathy   disease of hair  
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xenograft   transplant of foreign skin  
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Mohs   layers of cancer-containing skin progressively removed and examined until only cancer-free tissue remains  
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vitiligo   localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milky white patches  
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antiparasites   kills insect parasites, such as mites and scabies  
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antihistamines   inhibit allergic reactions of inflammation, redness and itching released by histamine  
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corticosteriods   dease inflammation and ithcing by suppressing the immune system's inflammitory reponse to tissue damage  
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antifugal   alter the cell wall of fungi or disrupt enzyme activity, resulting in cell death  
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protectives   used to cover, cool, dry or soothe inflamed skin  
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chemical peel   chemical removal of the outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratosis aka chemical abrasion  
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macule   flat pigmented, circumscribed are less than 1cm in diamater, mole, freckle  
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vesicle   elevated, circumscribed fluid-filled leison less than.05 diamater aka blister  
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wheal   elevated, firm rounded leison with localized skin edema, accompanied by itching, hives, insect bites, uriticaria  
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nodule   palpable, cirumscribed leison larger and deeper than papule 0.5-2.0 cm diameter extends to dermal layer, nevus, benign or malignat tumor  
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papule   sold elevated lesion less than 1 cm maybe same colour as skin, nevus, wart, pimple, ringworm, psoriasis, eczema  
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pustule   small raised lesion containing pus less than 1cm, acne, furuncle (boils) pustular psoriasis, scabies  
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bulia   a vesicle or blister larger than 1 cm, second degree burns, severe poison ivy or oak  
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synthesis   forming a complex substance by the union of simper compound elements  
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Bowen Disease   for of intraepidermal carcinoma characterized by red-brown scaly or crusted lesions that resemble psoriasis or dermatitis.  
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fulguration   tissue distruction by electric current, also called electrodesiiccation  
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