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branch of medicine dealing with the skin

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biopsy   surgical procedure "to remove" examination of tissue removed from the living body to discover the cause of a extent disease  
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cellulitis   inflammation of connective tissue cells of skin  
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cryosurgery   using extreme cold to freeze and destroy tissue  
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skin   the largest organ of the body  
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ACD   allergic contact dermatitis  
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AE   acrodermatitis enteropathica  
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AM   alopecia mucinosa  
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AML   acute myeloid  
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APSCT   atypical pigmented spindle cell tumor  
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caterpillar (piloid)   catta, meaning “cat,” and pila, meaning “hair” aka hairy cat  
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hypohidrosis   lack of sweat  
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rhinoceros & triceratops   horn on its nose (keratosis, keratoderma)  
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melancholy /melanoma   comes from belief in a balance of the humors, because it was believed that a person who was sad or depressed had too much black bile.  
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The albatross   a white seabird reason for the name "albinism"  
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the red sea   red "erythema"  
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dermatology   the branch of medicine dealing with the skin  
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