The Language of Medicine 11th Edition
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| Middle layer of the skin: | dermis
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| Soft tissue surrounding the nail border: | paronychium
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| Outermost layer of the epidermis: | stratum corneum
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| Innermost layer of the skin: | subcutaneous layer
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| Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate: | cuticle
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| Outermost layer of the skin: | epidermis
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| Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails: | keratin
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| The half moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail: | lunula
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| Oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands: | sebum
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| Structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue: | collagen
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| The combining form that means sweat: | hidr/o
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| A combining form that means nail: | onych/o
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| A combining form that means wrinkle: | rhytid/o
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| The combining form that means fungus: | myc/o
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| A combining form for skin: | cutane/o
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| A combining form that means fat: | lip/o
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| A combining form that means hair: | pil/o
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| A combining form that means dry: | xer/o
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| The combining form that means hard: | kerat/o
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| A combining form that means redness: | erythemat/o
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| Smooth, swollen papule that is redder or paler than surrounding skin: | wheal
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| Flat lesion measuring less than 1 cm in diameter: | macule
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| Thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material: | cyst
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| Small (less than 1 cm) solid elevation of the skin: | papule
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| Small collection of clear fluid; a blister: | vesicle
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| Groove or crack-like sore: | fissure
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| Solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or more in diameter: | nodule
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| Open sore on the skin or mucous membranes deeper than an erosion: | ulcer
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| Papule containing pus: | pustule
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| Growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane: | polyp
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| Itching: | pruritus
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| Infection of the skin caused by a fungus: | tinea
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| Excessive, hypertrophied, thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision: | keloid
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| Thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis associated with aging or skin damage: | keratosis
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| Absence of hair from areas where it normally grows: | alopecia
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| Inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular lesions: | eczema
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| Epidermal growth caused by a virus; a wart: | verruca
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| White, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek: | leukoplakia
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| Loss of pigment in areas of the skin: | vitiligo
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| Cancerous growth composed of melanocytes: | malignant melanoma
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| Fat Cell: | adipocyte
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| One of the large dermal exocrine glands locasted at the axilla and genital areas. It scretes sweat that, in action with bacteria, is responsible for human body odoer. | apocrine sweat glands
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| Deepest region of the epidermis; it gives rise to all the epidermal cells. | basal layer
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| Most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin: | eccrine sweat gland
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| Layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body: | epithelium
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| The skin and it's accessory structures such as hair and nails. | integumentary system
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| Flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis. | Squamous Epithelium
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| Stratified | Arranged in Layers.
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| Collection of dried serum and cellular debri | crust
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| wearing away or loss of epidermis | erosion
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| groove or crack like sore | fissure
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| Flat, pigmented lesion measuring less than 1 cm in diameter | macule
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| solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1cm or more in diameter | nodule
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| Smooth, edematous (swollen) papule or plaque that is centrally erdder or paler than the surrounding skin. | Wheal
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| Bluish-purplish mark (bruise) on the skin. | Ecchymosis
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| Small, pinpoint hemorrhage | petechia
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| Itching | pruritus
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| death or tissue associated with loss of blood supply. | Gangrene
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| Malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis | basal cell carcinoma
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| Malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis. | squamous cell carcinoma
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| Cancerous growth composed of melanocytes. | Malignant melanoma
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