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first line of defense against the invasion of pathogens. Also called integument. Main organ.   Skin  
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Covers and protects the body. Makes Vit. D   Skin  
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Has accesory organs (skin, hair,nails and glands).   Integumentary System  
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Generic term for an agent (usually a hormone.. etc).   Androgen  
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very small duct.   Ductule  
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state of equilibrium of the internal environment of body..   Homeostasis  
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forming a complex substance...   synthesize  
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outerlayer of skin   Epidermis  
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sublayers of epidermis are:   strata, stratum corneum, basal layer  
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second layer of skin. also called corium.   Dermis  
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the three glands:   Oil glands, sweat glands, adipose tissue(fat)  
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medical word of skin:   derm/o, derm/a  
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sebum, sebaceous:   seb/o  
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Hair   pil/o, trich/o  
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Sweat:   sudor/o, hidr/o  
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red   eryhtr/o, erythem/o, erythemat/o  
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fungus   myc/o  
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Fat   adip/o, lip/o, streat/o  
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nerve   neur/o  
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Anteriole   anteriol/o  
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dry, scaly   ichthy/o  
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horny tissues;hardo;cornea   kerat/o  
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dry   xer/o  
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hardening; sclera(white of eye)   scler/o  
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nail   onych/o, ungu/o  
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scale   squam/o  
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foreign, strange   xen/o  
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treatment   therapy  
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transplantation   -graft  
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cold   cry/o  
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pus   py/o  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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gland   aden  
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-esis   condition  
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-malacia   softening  
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nest   nid  
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discharge, flow   -rrhea  
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-ous, -ic, -al   pertaining to  
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abnormal condition without sweat   an/hidr/osis  
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treatment with cold   cry/o/therapy  
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resembling skin   derm/oid  
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pertaining to under the skin   sub/cutane/ous  
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condition of sweat   sudor/esis, sudor/iasis  
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softening of nail   onych/o/malacia  
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white cell   Leuk/o/cyte  
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skin that is dry   xer/o/derma  
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transplantation of same(species)   homo/graft, allo/graft  
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tumor of cancer   carcin/oma  
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skin with pus   py/o/derma  
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discharge;flow of sebum   seb/o/rrhea  
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abnormal condition of dry or scaly   ichthy/osis  
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pertaining to heat   therm/al  
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most common type of skin cancer. slow growing. pearly white or waxy bump   Basal Cell Carcinoma  
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infection in skin but it won’t drain. Full of pus.   Abscess  
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two types of Abscess   Furuncle(boil) and Carbuncle  
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chronic, noninfectious, inflammatory skin disease.   Psoriasis  
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common disease of oil glands(sebaceous). cause by hormonal change.   Acne Vulgaris  
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contagious skin disease. transmitted by direct skin-to-skin contact.   Scabies  
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superfacial skin infection.marked by a fluid-filled blister   Impetigo  
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baldness, loss of hair.   Alopecia  
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when remove dead tissue/ necrotized.   Debridement  
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sweating a lot. sweats excessively   Diaphoresis  
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excessive growth of hair in unusual places.   Hirsutism  
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removal of thin layers of skin cancer   Mohs Surgery  
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pertaining to under the skin   hypo/derm/ic  
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surgical repair of the skin   dermat/o/plasty  
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cell compose of fat   lip/o/cyte  
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disease of the hair   tric/o/pathy  
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abnormal condition of horny tissues   kerat/osis  
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tumor consisting of fat   adip/oma, lip/oma  
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hernia containing fat   adip/o/cele, lip/o/cele  
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abnormal condition of a skin fungus   dermat/o/myc/osis  
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tumor of the nails   onych/oma  
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infestation with lice   pediculosis  
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skin depigmentation characterized by milk-white patches   Vitiligo  
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fungal skin infection, also called ringworm   tinea  
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intense itching   pruritus  
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epidermal growth caused by a virus. also known as wart.   Verruca  
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redness of skin   erythema  
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skin   cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o  
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produce sweat   Sudoriferous  
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cell travel to remote regions of the body.   metastasis  
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hard portein found in epidermis   keratin  
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term for bedsores   pressure ulcers  
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