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Integumentary System

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adip/o   fat  
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lip/o   fat  
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steat/o   fat  
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derm/o   skin  
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dermat/o   skin  
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cutane/o   skin  
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erythr/o   red  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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hist/o   tissue  
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histi/o   tissue  
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kerat/o   hard  
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leuk/o   white  
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melan/o   black  
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myc/o   fungus  
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onych/o   nail  
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plas/o   formation  
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purpur/o   purple  
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scler/o   hard  
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seb/o   sebum (oil)  
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squam/o   scale  
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trich/o   hair  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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xer/o   dry  
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epithelium   cells covering external and internal surfaces of the body  
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epidermis   thin outer layer of the skin  
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squamous cell layer   flat, scale-like epithelial cells compromising the outermost epidermis  
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basal layer   deepest layer of epidermis  
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melanocyte   cell in the basal layer that gives color to the skin  
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melanin   dark brown to black pigment contained in melanocytes  
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dermis   dense, fibrous connective tissue layer of the skin (corium)  
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sebaceous glands   oil glands in the skin  
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sebum   oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands  
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sudoriferous glands   sweat glands  
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subcutaneous layer   connective and adipose tissue layer just under the dermis  
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collagen   protein substance in skin and connective tissue  
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hair   outgrowth of the skin composed of keratin  
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nail   outgrowth of the skin, composed of keratin, at end of each finger and toe  
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keratin   hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair and nails  
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lesion   area of pathologically altered tissue  
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primary lesions   lesions arising from a previously normal skin  
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macule macula   a flat, discolored spot on skin up to 1 cm (freckle)  
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patch   a flat, discolored area on skin larger than 1 cm (vitiligo)  
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papule   a solid mass on the skin up to 0.5 cm in diameter (mole)  
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plaque   a solid mass greater than 1 cm that extends deeper into the epidermis  
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tumor   a solid mass larger than 1-2 cm  
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