Dermatology Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| biopsy | surgical procedure "to remove" examination of tissue removed from the living body to discover the cause of a extent disease |
| cellulitis | inflammation of connective tissue cells of skin |
| cryosurgery | using extreme cold to freeze and destroy tissue |
| skin | the largest organ of the body |
| ACD | allergic contact dermatitis |
| AE | acrodermatitis enteropathica |
| AM | alopecia mucinosa |
| AML | acute myeloid |
| APSCT | atypical pigmented spindle cell tumor |
| caterpillar (piloid) | catta, meaning “cat,” and pila, meaning “hair” aka hairy cat |
| hypohidrosis | lack of sweat |
| rhinoceros & triceratops | horn on its nose (keratosis, keratoderma) |
| melancholy /melanoma | comes from belief in a balance of the humors, because it was believed that a person who was sad or depressed had too much black bile. |
| The albatross | a white seabird reason for the name "albinism" |
| the red sea | red "erythema" |
| dermatology | the branch of medicine dealing with the skin |
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