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Integumentary System

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show organ covering the body; made up of layers  
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show outer layer of skin; protects the body from the external environment  
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keratin   show
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melanin   show
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show compressed, keratinized cells that arise from hair follicles, the sacs that enclose the hair fibers  
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show horny plates made from flattened epithelial cells; found on the dorsal surface of the ends of the fingers and toes  
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show secrete sebum (oil) into the hair follicles where the hair shafts pass through the dermis  
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show tiny, coiled, tubular structures that emerge through pores on the skin's surface and secrete sweat  
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dermis   show
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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o   show
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show sweat  
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kerat/o   show
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show nail  
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show sebum (oil)  
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aut/o   show
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show life  
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coni/o   show
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crypt/o   show
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show other  
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show fungus  
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show death (cells, body)  
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pachy/o   show
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show wrinkles  
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show grapelike clusters  
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strept/o   show
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show dry, dryness  
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epi-   show
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intra-   show
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show beside, beyond, around, abnormal  
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show through  
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show under, below  
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trans-   show
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show noun suffix, no meaning  
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show berry-shaped (form of bacterium)  
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-ectomy   show
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-ia   show
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-itis   show
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show softening  
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-opsy   show
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show eating or swallowing  
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show surgical repair  
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show flow, discharge  
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-tome   show
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dermatitis   show
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dermatoconiosis   show
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show fibrous tumor of the skin  
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show inflammation of a sweat gland  
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show abnormal condition (growth) of horny tissue (keratin)  
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leiodermia   show
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onychocryptosis   show
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onychomalacia   show
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onychomycosis   show
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show eating the nails (nail biting)  
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show thickening of the skin  
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paronychia   show
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seborrhea   show
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xanthoma   show
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xeroderma   show
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abrasion   show
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show localized collection of pus  
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show inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicles  
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actinic keratosis   show
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show congenital hereditary condition characterized by partial or total lack of pigment (melanin) in the skin, hair, and eyes  
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show malignant epithelial tumor arising from the bottom layer of the epidermis called the basal layer; it seldom metastasizes, but invades local tissue and may recur in the same location. Common in individuals who have had excessive sun exposure. (Fig. 4.3)  
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show infection of the skin, mouth (also called thrush), or vagina caused by the yeast-type fungus Candida albicans.  
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carbuncle   show
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cellulitis   show
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contusion   show
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eczema   show
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fissure   show
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show painful skin nodule caused by staphylococcal bacteria in a hair follicle (also called a boil) (Fig. 4.4)  
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gangrene   show
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herpes   show
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show superficial skin infection characterized by pustules and caused by either staphylococci or streptococci (see Table 4.1)  
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infection   show
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show cancerous condition starting as purple or brown papules on the lower extremities that spreads through the skin to the lymph nodes and internal organs; frequently seen with AIDS  
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show torn, ragged-edged wound  
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lesion   show
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MRSA infection   show
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show invasion into the skin and hair by lice  
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psoriasis   show
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rosacea   show
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scabies   show
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scleroderma   show
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squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)   show
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systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)   show
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show fungal infection of the skin. The fungi may infect keratin of the skin, hair, and nails. Infections are classified by body regions such as tinea capitis (scalp), tinea corporis (body), and tinea pedis (foot).  
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urticaria   show
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show white patches on the skin caused by the destruction of melanocytes (Fig. 4.6)  
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Macule   show
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show small, solid skin elevation  
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Nodule   show
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Wheal   show
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Vesicle   show
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show elevation of the skin containing pus  
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show a closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material  
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cauterization   show
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show destruction of tissue by using extreme cold, often by using liquid nitrogen (Fig. 4.8)  
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debridement   show
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show procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material, such as sandpaper  
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show removal by cutting  
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incision   show
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incision and drainage (I&D)   show
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show procedure using an instrument that emits a high-powered beam of light used to cut, burn, vaporize, or destroy tissue  
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Mohs surgery   show
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suturing   show
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dermatologist   show
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dermatology   show
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show pertaining to upon the skin  
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erythroderma   show
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hypodermic   show
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intradermal (ID)   show
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keratogenic   show
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show white skin (white patches caused by depigmentation) (Exercise Figure C)  
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necrosis   show
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percutaneous   show
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staphylococcus (pl. staphylococci) (staph)   show
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streptococcus (pl. streptococci) (strep)   show
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show pertaining to under the skin (Exercise Figure D)  
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show pertaining to under the nail  
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show pertaining to through the skin (Exercise Figure D)  
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ungual   show
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show yellow skin (Exercise Figure C)  
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show abnormal condition of dryness (of skin, eye, or mouth)  
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show loss of hair (Fig. 4.10)  
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bacteria (s. bacterium)   show
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cicatrix   show
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cyst   show
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show herpes-type virus that usually causes disease when the immune system is compromised  
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show sweating  
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show escape of blood into the skin (or mucous membrane), causing a small, flat, purple, or blue discoloration, as may occur when blood is withdrawn by a needle and syringe from an arm vein  
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show puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid  
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show redness  
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show organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules from its surroundings and may cause infection by invading body tissue; single-celled fungi (yeast) reproduce by budding; multicelled fungi (mold) reproduce by spore formation  
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induration   show
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jaundice   show
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keloid   show
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leukoplakia   show
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show flat, colored spot on the skin (Table 4.2)  
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nevus (pl. nevi)   show
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nodule   show
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pallor   show
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papule   show
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petechia (pl. petechiae)   show
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pressure injury   show
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pruritus   show
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purpura   show
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show elevation of skin containing pus (Table 4.2)  
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ulcer   show
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show circumscribed cutaneous elevation caused by a virus (also called wart) (Fig. 4.13)  
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vesicle   show
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show minute microorganism, much smaller than a bacterium, characterized by a lack of independent metabolism and the ability to replicate only within living host cells; may cause infection by invading body tissue  
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show transitory, itchy elevation of the skin with a white center and a red surrounding area; a wheal is an individual urticaria (hive) lesion  
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show basal cell carcinoma  
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show biopsy  
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show cytomegalovirus  
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CA-MRSA   show
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derm   show
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show healthcare-associated MRSA infection  
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show incision and drainage  
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ID   show
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show methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus  
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show squamous cell carcinoma  
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show systemic lupus erythematosus  
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staph   show
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show streptococcus  
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show subcutaneous  
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TD   show
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