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Words and Definitions

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auto   self  
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homo   same  
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hetero   different  
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scabies   microscopic mites  
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impetigo   highly contagious bacterial skin infection  
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third degree burn   burn involving all layers of skin, possibly deeper  
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vesicle   raised, fluid filled lesion  
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lesion   any abnormal spot on tissue  
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karatin   hard protein material in the epidermis  
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wheal   irregular shaped, localized raised lesions (hives)  
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ulcer   open sore on skin due to breakdown of tissue (secondary lesion)  
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secondary lesion   further alteration of the skin due to untreated primary infection  
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primary lesion   initial cause of skin alteration  
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excoriation   scratch marks  
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fissure   linear cracks in skin  
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petechia   small reddish brown or purple spots  
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nevus   mole  
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comodones   plug of sebum within the opening of a hair folicle  
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erythema   redness of the skin  
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pruritus   severe itching  
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urticaria   eruption of hives  
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contact dermatitis   inflammation of the skin due to contact with an allergic substance  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin with redness, itching and various lesions (eczema)  
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second degree burn   burn involving first and second layer of skin  
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atopic dermatitis   chronic skin inflammation  
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purulent   containing pus  
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macule   flat discolored spot on skin  
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seborrheic   redness of skin covered by a yellow, oily, itchy scale  
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alopecia   hair loss  
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sudoriferous glands   sweat glands in the skin  
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subcutaneous   connective and adipose tissue layer just below the dermis  
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epidermis   top layer of skin tissue  
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pustule   raised pus filled lesion  
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first degree burn   first layer of skin burned  
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burn   injury to tissue caused by heat  
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papule   solid raised bump  
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mucus   noun  
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mucous   adjective  
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sebaceous glands   oil glands in the skin  
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eruption   appearance of a skin lesion  
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tinea   a group of fungal skin diseases  
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antipruritic   to help aliviate itching  
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antihistamine   medication to fight allergic reaction  
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debridement   removal of dead tissue  
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epithelium   surface cells of the skin  
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pediculosis   lice  
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herpes zoster   shingles  
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dermis   the middle layer of skin tissue  
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cellulitis   acute subcutaneous bacterial infection  
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adipose tissue   fatty tissue  
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lipoma   fatty tumor  
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hypodermic   below the skin  
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anhidrosis   condition of no sweat  
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hydronephrosis   condition of water in the kidney  
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seborrhea   too much oily discharge  
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histology   study of tissue  
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ichthyosis   condition of scaliness  
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leukocyte   white cell  
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erythrocyte   red cell  
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melanoma   black tumor  
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purpur   purple  
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xanthoma   yellow tumor  
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mycologist   one who studies fungus  
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mycosis   condition of having fungus  
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onychomycosis   condition of nail fungus  
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paronychia   inflammation of the nail fold  
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dysplasia   abnormal formation  
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squamous   scaley  
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xerosis   condition of dryness  
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sclerosis   condition of hardening  
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chemotherapy   treating something with chemicals  
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cryotherapy   treating something by freezing  
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carcinoma   cancerous tumor  
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carcinogen   origin of cancer  
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autograft   tissue transfer on same person  
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autoimmune   immune response attacking self  
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homophobia   fear of the same  
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homograft   skin transfer between people  
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heterograft   skin transfer from another species  
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