Medical Terminology – Skin – Flashcards
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biopsy
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the removal of a small piece of living tissue for examination
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carcinoma
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a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor
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cryosurgery
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Use of liquid nitrogen or argon gas in a probe to freeze and kill abnormal tissue
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cutaneous
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Pertaining to the skin
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dermatology
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medical specialty concerned with disorders of the skin
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bi -
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life
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-opsy
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to view
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carcin-
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cancer
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cutan/e
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skin
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dermato/o
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skin
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logist
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one who studies
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surg-
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operate
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eti/o
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cause
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-crete
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separate
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excretion
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Removal of waste products of metabolism
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integument-
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covering of the body
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-gnosis
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knowledge
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secret-
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produce
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-thesis
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to organize, arrange
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-thet-
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arrange organize
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vas/o
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blood vessel
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-constrict-
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narrow
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-dilat-
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widen, open up
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adip-
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fat
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-alges
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sensation of pain
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derm-
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skin
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-dermis
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skin
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-derm
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skin
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kerat-
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hard protein
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mealn-
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black pigment
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sebac/e
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wax
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cutan/e
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skin
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dermis
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connective tissue layer beneath the epidermis
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epidermis
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top layer of the skin
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hypodermis
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loose connective tissue layer of skin below the dermis
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intradermal
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within the dermis
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subcutaneious
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below the skin
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atopic or atopy
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state of hypersensitivity to an allergen
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excoriate
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to scratch
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pruitus
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itching
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pruit-
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itch
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antipruitic
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medication against itching
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seborrhea
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excessive amounts of sebum
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stasis
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stagnation in the flow of the body fluid
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atopic dermatitis
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allergic dermatitis
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stasis dermatitis
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occurs in the lower leg when varicose veins slow the return of blood and the accumulation of fluid interferes with the nouishment of the skin
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malignant melanoma
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least dangerous form of skin cancer.
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pressure or decubitus ulcurs
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sore cased by lying down for long periods of time
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-cubitus
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lying down
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de-
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from
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nevus
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an congenital lesion - birthmarks, moles, etc...
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macule
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small flat spot
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papule
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pimple
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malign-
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harmful, bad
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mestastasize
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To spread to distant parts
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nevi
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Plural for nevus
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tinea
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skin infections caused by fungi
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tinea pedis
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athletes foot
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tinea captis
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infection of scalp - fingworm
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tinea cruris
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jock itch
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mucocutaneious candidiasis
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thrush
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parasite
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pediculosis
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lice disease
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scabies
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skin diseases produced by mites
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louse / lice(pl)
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impetigo
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impetigo
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infection of the skin producing thick yellow discharge
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pedicul-
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lousedermamyositis
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kaposi sarcoma
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psorisis
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rosacea
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scleroderma
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symptom symptomatic sign
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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inflammatory connective tissue disease affecting the whole body
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scleroderma
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thickening and hardeing of the skin
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erythemat
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redness
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acne
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greek-point
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androgen
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andr/o
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male
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comedo
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latin
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cyst cystic
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abnormal fluid filled sac surrounded by a membrane
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pustule
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small protuberance on the skin containing pus
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scar
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fibrotic seam that forms when the wound heals
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alopecia
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partial loss of hair
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cuticle
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nonliving epidermis at base of fingernails and toenails
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matrix
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(latin - mother) - the formative portion of hair, nail or tooth
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onchomycosis
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conditon of a fungal infection in a nail
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onch/o
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nail
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para
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alongside
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condition
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myc
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fungus
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onycho
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nail
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osis
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condition
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inflammation
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flammat-
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flame
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scald
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wash in hot water
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shock
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to clash
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allograft
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skin graft from another person or a cadaver
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allo-
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other
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-graft
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transplant
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autograft
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a graft removed from the patient's own skin
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cadaver
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a dead body or corpse
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debridement
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the removal of injured or necrotic tissue
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eschar
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the burnt tissue lying on the top of third degree burns
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heterograft
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a graft from a different species - not human
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homograft
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skin graft from another person or cadaver
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regenerate
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reconsitution of a lost part
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xenograft
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a graft from another species not human)
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xeno-
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foreign
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-graft
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transplant
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-gener-
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produce
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-graft-
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transplant
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hetero-
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different
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-bride-
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rubbish
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de-
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take away
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abdominoplasty
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abdominal fat removal
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abrasion
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area of skin or mucous membranes that has been scraped off
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blepharoplasty
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surgical repair of the eyelid
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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clot
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mass of fibrin and cells that is produced in a wound
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dermabrasion
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remover of upper layers of the skin by rotary brush
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granulation
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new fibrous tissue formed during wound healing
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incision
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a cut or a surgical wound
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excision
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surgical removal of part of all of a structure
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keloid
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raised, irregular, lumpy scar due to excess collagen fiber production during healing of a wound
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laceration
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a tear or jagged wound of the skin- caused by blunt trauma
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lipectomy
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surgical removal of fat
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liposuction
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surgical removal of fat via suction
