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WOCN program

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plaque   discrete, solid, elevated body usually broader than it is thick, > 0.5cm in diameter  
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papule   discreet, elevated, solid usually <0.5cm  
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macule   flat skin or mucus membrane different color from surrounding area, <0.5cm May have fine, non palpable scale  
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patch   flat skin or mucus membrane different color from surrounding skin, >0.5cm May have fine, non palpable scale  
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nodule   dermal or subcutaneous firm, well defined lesion usually >0.5cm in diameter  
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cyst   a closed cavity or sac containing fluid or semisolid material, may have epithelial, endothelial, or membranous lining  
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crust   hardened layer resulting from dried serum, blood or purulent exudate on the skin surface. Color depends on what the material is  
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scale   excess stratum corner accumulated in flakes or plates. usually has a white or gray color  
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abcess   localized accumulation of pus in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue, often red, warm and tender  
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bulla   fluid filled blister >0.5cm in diameter. fluid can be clear, serous, hemorrhagic, or pus  
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pustule   circumscribed elevation that contains pus, usually <0.5 cm in diameter  
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vesicle   fluid filled cavity or elevation <0.5cm in diameter, fluid can be clear, serous, hemorrhagic, or pus  
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erythroderma   generalized blanch able redness of the skin that may be associate with desquamation  
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purpuric   palpable purpura raised and palpable, nonblanchable, red or violaceous discoloration of skin or mucous membrane due to vascular inflammation in the skin and extravasation of RBC's  
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atrophy   thinning of tissue defined by it's location, such as epidermal atrophy, dermal atrophy, or subcutaneous atrophy  
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ulcer   circumscribed loss of the epidermis and at least upper dermis, also classified by depth, border, shape, edge and tissue at the base  
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erosion   localized loss of the epidermal or mucosal epithelium  
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gangrene   necrotic usually black tissue due to obstruction, diminution, or loss of blood supply, may be wet or dry  
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eschar   an adherent, thick, dry black crust  
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proctectomy   removal of rectum  
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