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Acquiring Medical Language

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Term
Definition
macule, macula   small, flat discolored area  
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patch   larger flat discolored area  
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papule   a small solid mass  
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plaque   a solid mass on the surface of the skin  
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nodule   a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin  
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tumor   a larger solid mass  
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vesicle   a smaller blister  
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bulla   a larger blister  
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pustule   a pus-filled blister  
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abces   a localized collection of pus in the body  
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erosion   loss of skin  
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ulcer   a sore  
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excoriation   a scratch  
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fissure   a crack in the skin  
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scale   skin flaking off  
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crust   a dried substance (i.e., blood, pus) on the skin  
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vascular lesion   wounds related to blood vessels  
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cherry angioma   a small blood vessel tumor  
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telangiectasia (spider angioma)   overexpansion of the end of a blood vessel  
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petechia   a small bruise  
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ecchymosis   a larger bruise  
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cicatrix   scar  
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keloid   overgrowth of scar tissue  
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epidermal tumors   tumors on the skin  
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nevus   mole  
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dysplastic nevus   a mole with bad changes or formations  
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verruca   wart  
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culture and sensitivity (C&S)   growing microorganisms in isolation to determine which drug it might respond to  
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biopsy (Bx)   removal of tissue in order to examine it  
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excisional biopsy   removal of an entire lesion for examination  
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incisional biopsy   removal of a portion of a lesion for examination  
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dermatoscope   instrument used to look at the skin  
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dermatoscopy   procedure for looking at the skin  
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adipocele   a hernia filled with fatty tissue  
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dermatofubroma   a fibrous skin tumor  
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erythrocyanosis   a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin  
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keratogenic   causing horny tissue development  
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keratosis   horny tissue condition  
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cecrosis   tissue death  
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onychia   a nail condition  
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onychocryptosis   a ingrown nail  
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onycholysis   the loss of a nail  
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onychoamlacia   abnormal softening of the nail  
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onychopathy   nail disease  
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onychophagia   eating (biting) of the nail  
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pachyderma   tough skin  
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paronchia   a condition of the tissue around a nail  
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steatoma   a fatty tumor  
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xanthoma   a yellow tumor  
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