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med term chp 4 for exploring medical language

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epidermis   show
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show horny, or cornified, layer composed of protien. It is contained in the hair, skin, and nails.  
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melanin   show
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show inner layer of skin (true skin)  
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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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sebacaceous glands   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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nails   show
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show skin  
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hidr/o   show
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kerat/o   show
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onych/o, ungu/o   show
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show sebum (oil)  
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trich/o   show
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aut/o   show
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show life  
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show dust  
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show hidden  
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show others  
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show fungus  
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show death  
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show thick  
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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  
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show on, upon, over  
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intra   show
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show beside, beyond, around, abnormal  
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per   show
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sub   show
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show through, across, beyond  
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coccus   show
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ectomy   show
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show diseased or abnormal state, condition of  
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itis   show
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malacia   show
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show view of, viewing  
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phagia   show
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plasty   show
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show flow, discharge  
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show instrument used to cut  
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dermatitis   show
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dermatoconiosis   show
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dermatofibroma   show
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show inflammation of a sweat gland  
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show condition of smooth skin  
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onychocryptosis   show
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show softning of the nails  
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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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show diseased state around the nail  
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show discharge of sebum  
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trichomycosis   show
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xeroderma   show
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abrasion   show
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abscess   show
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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 in the skin, hair and eyes  
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show epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis.  
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candidiasis   show
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show skin infection composed of a cluster of boils caused by staphylococcal bacteria  
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cellulitis   show
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contusion   show
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show noninfectious, inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness, blisters, scabs,and itching  
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show slit or cracklike sore in the skin  
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show painful skin node caused by staphyloccal bacteria in a hair follicle  
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gangrene   show
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herpes   show
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impetigo   show
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kaposi sarcoma   show
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show torn, ragged-edged wound  
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lesion   show
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show invasion into the skin and hair by lice  
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show chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silvery scales  
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rosacea   show
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scabies   show
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scleroderma   show
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show development of painful, inflamed blisters that follow the nerve routes  
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show a malignant growth that developes from scale-like epithelial tissue  
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show a chronic inflammatory disease involving the skin joints kidneys and nervous system  
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show fungal infection of the skin (ringworm or athlete's foot)  
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urticari   show
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biopsy bx   show
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show surgical repair of using one's own skin (autograph)  
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dermatoheteroplasty   show
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dermatome   show
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dermatoplasty   show
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onychectomy   show
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show excision of wrinkles (facelift)  
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rhytidoplasty   show
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show destruction of tissue with a hot or cold instrument, electric current or caustic stubstance  
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show destruction of tissue by using extreme cold, often using liqued N  
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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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excision   show
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incision   show
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incision and drainage I   show
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laser surgery   show
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show technique of microscopically controlled serial excision of skin cancers  
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suturing   show
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show a physician who studies and treats skin  
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show study of the skin  
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epidermal   show
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erythroderma   show
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show pertaining to under the skin  
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intradermal   show
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show originating in horny tissue  
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biopsy bx   show
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show white skin  
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dermatoautoplasy   show
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dermatoheteroplasty   show
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show instrument used to cut the skin  
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show berry-shaped (bacteria) in twisted chains  
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dermatoplasty   show
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subcutaneous   show
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transdermal   show
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ungual   show
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show yellow skin (jaundice)  
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onychectomy   show
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show fat, fatty  
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show excision of wrinkles (facelift)  
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show surgical repair of wrinkles  
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allergy   show
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cauterization   show
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show loss of hair  
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show destruction of tissue by using extreme cold, often using liqued N  
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cyst   show
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show removal of contaiminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound  
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dermabrasion   show
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show profuse sweating  
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show removal by cutting  
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show escape of blood into tissues cuasing superficail discoloration (bruise)  
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edema   show
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incision   show
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emollient   show
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incision and drainage I   show
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show redness  
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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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show technique of microscopically controlled serial excision of skin cancers  
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show overgrowth of scar tissue  
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suturing   show
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show condition characterized by white spots or patches on mucous membrane, which may be precancerous  
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show a physician who studies and treats skin  
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macule   show
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dermatology   show
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nevus   show
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show pertaining to upon the skin  
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erythroderma   show
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show pertaining to under the skin  
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pallor   show
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intradermal   show
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papule   show
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show originating in horny tissue  
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petechia   show
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leukoderma   show
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show abnormal condition of death  
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show eroded sore ont he skin cuased by prolonged pressure  
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percutaneous   show
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pruritus   show
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staphylococcus   show
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show berry-shaped (bacteria) in twisted chains  
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show eleevation of skin containing pus  
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show pertaining to under the skin  
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show circumscribed cutaneous elevation cuased by a virus (wart)  
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vesicle   show
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show pertaining to under the skin  
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ungual   show
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show yellow skin (jaundice)  
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show fat, fatty  
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show biopsy  
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allergy   show
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show loss of hair  
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show pressure ulcer  
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derm   show
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show incision and drainage  
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ID   show
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cicatrix   show
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show squamous cell carcinoma  
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cyst   show
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show subcutaneous  
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cytomegalovirus   show
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daphoresis   show
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ecchymosis   show
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show puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid  
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emollient   show
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show redness  
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induration   show
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keloid   show
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luekoplakia   show
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show flat, colored spot on the skin  
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show circumscribed malformation of the skin usually brown, black, or flesh colored (mole)  
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show a small knotlike mass that can be felt by touch  
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show paleness  
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papule   show
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show a pinpoint skin hemorrhage  
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pressure ulcer   show
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show severe itching  
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purpura   show
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pustlule   show
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show eroded sore on the skin or mucus membrane  
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show circumscribed cutaneous elevation cuased by a virus (wart)  
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vesicle   show
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wheal   show
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show basal cell carcinoma  
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bx   show
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CMV   show
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decub   show
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show dermatology  
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show incision and drainage  
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ID   show
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SLE   show
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show squamous cell carcinoma  
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subcut   show
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TD   show
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show view of life  
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show surgical repair of using one's own skin (autograph)  
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show surgical repair using skin from others (allograft)  
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dermatome   show
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dermatoplasty   show
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onychectomy   show
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show excision of wrinkles (facelift)  
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show surgical repair of wrinkles  
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cauterization   show
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cryosurgery   show
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show removal of contaiminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound  
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show procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material such as sandpaper  
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excision   show
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incision   show
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show surgical cut made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a lesion, wound or cavity  
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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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dermatalogist   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   show
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show originating in horny tissue  
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leukoderma   show
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show abnormal condition of death  
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show pertaining to through the skin  
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staphylococcus   show
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streptococcus   show
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subcutaneous   show
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show pertaining to under the skin  
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show pertaining to the nail  
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xanthoderma   show
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show fat, fatty  
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allergy   show
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alopecia   show
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show scar  
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show a closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material  
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show a herpes-type virus that usually causes disease when the immune system is compromised  
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daphoresis   show
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ecchymosis   show
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show puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid  
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emollient   show
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erythema   show
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show abnormal hard spots  
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show overgrowth of scar tissue  
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luekoplakia   show
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show flat, colored spot on the skin  
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nevus   show
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show a small knotlike mass that can be felt by touch  
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pallor   show
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show small, solid skin elevation (pimple)  
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petechia   show
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pressure ulcer   show
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pruritus   show
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show disorder characterized by hemorrhages into the tissue, giving the skin a purple-red discolorization  
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show eleevation of skin containing pus  
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show eroded sore on the skin or mucus membrane  
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verruca   show
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show small elevation of the epidermis contaning liquid (blister)  
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wheal   show
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show basal cell carcinoma  
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show biopsy  
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show cytomegalovirus  
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show pressure ulcer  
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derm   show
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show incision and drainage  
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ID   show
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show systemic lupus erythematosus  
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show squamous cell carcinoma  
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subcut   show
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TD   show
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