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| What is subungual? | Pertaining to below the nail
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| what is epidermis? | a thin cellular memebrane containing keratin
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| what is dermis? | a dense fibrous connective tissue layer containing collagen (middle layer of skin)
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| what is collagen? | is a frbrous protein material found in the bone, cartilage, tendon, ligaments and skin.
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| what is Stratum corneum? | outer most layer of the epidermis
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| what is the lunula? | the half-moon shaped white part at the base of the nail
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| what is keratin? | hard protein found in the epidermis, hair and nails
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| what is bullae? | large blisters
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| what is xanthoma? | nodules that develope under the skin owing to excessive lipids deposits and can be associated with high cholesteral levels
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| what is ichthyosis? | usually a hereditary condition in which the skin is dry, rough, and scaly because of a defect in keratinization
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| what is causalgia? | intensely unpleasant burning sensation in the skin and muscles when there is damage to nerves
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| what is diaphoresis? | profuse sweating
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| what is phoresis? | sweating
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| what is albinism? | state in which melanin is not forming in the body
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| what is keloid? | hypertrophied, thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision
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| what is exanthematous? | rash of the skin due to viral infection
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| what is scabie? | contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus
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| what is pruritus? | itching
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| what is nevus? | pigmented lesions of the skin
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| what is leukoplakia? | white, thickened patches on the mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek
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| what is punch biopsy? | a surgical instrument removes the core of tissue by rotation of its sharp, circular edge
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| what is patch? | its a test in whic an allergen treated piece of gauze is applied to the skin. if the affected are turnes red or swollen, the results are positive
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| what is scratch? | its a test where several scratches are made on the skin and a minimum amount of the test material is added to the scratches
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| what is the combining form adip/o? | fat
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| what is the combining form albin/o? | white
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| what is the combining form caus/o? | burn, burning
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| what is the combining form cauter/o? | heat, burn
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| what is the combining form cutane/o? | skin
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| what is the combining form derm/o? | skin
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| what is the combining form dermat/o? | skin
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| what is the combining form diaphor/o? | profuse sweating
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| what is the combining form erythem/o? | redness
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| what is the combining form erythemat/o? | redness
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| what is the combining form hidr/o? | sweat
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| what is the combining form ichthy/o? | scaly, dry
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| what is the combining form kerat/o? | hard, horny tissue
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| what is the combining form leuk/o? | white
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| what is the combining form lip/o? | fat
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| what is the combining form melan/o? | black
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| what is the combining form myc/o? | fungus
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| what is the combining form onych/o? | nail
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| what is the combining form phyt/o? | plant
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| what is the combining form pil/o? | hair, hair follicle
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| what is the combining form py/o? | pus
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| what is the combining form rhythid/o? | wrinkle
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| what is the combining form seb/o? | sebum
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| what is the combining form squam/o? | scale like
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| what is the combining form steat/o? | fat
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| what is the combining form trich/o? | hair
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| what is the combining form ungu/o? | nail
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| what is the combining form xanth/o? | yellow
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| what is the combining form xer/o? | dry
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| what is the combining form chlor/o? | green
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| what is the combining form erythr/o? | red
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| what is the combining form anthrac/o? | black
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| what is the combining form jaund/o? | yellow
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| what is the combining form lute/o? | yellow
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| what is the abbreviation bx? | biopsy
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| what is the abbreviations ABCDE? | asymmetry, border, color, diameter and evolution (chracteristics associated with melanoma)
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| what is the abbreviation DLE? | discoid lupus erythematosus
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| what is the abbreviation PPD? | purified protein derivative
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| what is the abbreviation PUVA? | psoralen-ultraviolet A light therapy
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| what is the abbreviation SLE? | systemic lups erythematosus
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| what is the abbreviation sc? | subcutaneous
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| what is the suffix -algia? | pain
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| what is the suffix -esis? | condition
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| what is the suffix -lysis? | breakdown, destruction
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| what is the suffix -ose? | sugar
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| what is the suffix -ous? | pertaining to
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| what is the suffix -plakia? | plaque
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| what is the suffix -plasty? | surgical repair
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| what is the suffix -rrhea? | flow, discharge
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| what is sebum? | its is an oily sustance that is secreted from the body to that lubricates the skin and hairs
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