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59 Cards in this Set
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epidermis
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outer layer of skin
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keratin
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horny, or cornified layer composed of protein (p.65)
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melanin
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color, or pigmentation of the skin
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dermis
"true skin" |
inner layer of skin
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sudoriferous glands
"sweat glands" |
tiny, coiled, tubular structures that emerge throught pores on the skin's surface and secrete sweat
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sebaceous glands
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secrete sebum (oil) into the hair folicles where the hair shafts pass through the dermis
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hair
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compressed keratinized cells that arise from hair folicles; the sacs the enclose the hair fibers
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nails
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originate in the epidermis. Nails are found on the upper surface of the ends of the fingers and toes
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Lunula
-OR- moon |
the white area at the base of the nail
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cutane/o
derm/o dermat/o |
skin
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hidr/o
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sweat
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kerat/o
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horny tissue, hard
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onych/o,
ungu/o |
nail
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seb/o
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sebum (oil)
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trich/o
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hair
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aut/o
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self
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bi/o
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life
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coni/o
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dust
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crypt/o
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hidden
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heter/o
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other
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myc/o
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fungus
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necr/o
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death (cells, body)
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pachy/o
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thick
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rhytid/o
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wrinkles
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staphyl/o
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grape-like cluster
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strept/o
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twisted chains
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xer/o
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dry
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epi-
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on, upon, over
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intra-
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within
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para-
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beside, beyond, around
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per-
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through
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sub-
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under, below
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-coccus
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berry-shaped
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-ectomy
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excision or surgical removal
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-ia
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diseased or abnormal state, condition of
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-itis
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inflammation
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-malacia
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softening
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-opsy
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view of, viewing
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-phagia
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eating or swallowing
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhea
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flow, excessive discharge
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-tome
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instrument used to cut
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dermatitis
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inflammation of the skin
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dermatoconiosis
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abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust
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dermatofibroma
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fibrous tumor of the skin
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hidradenitis
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inflammation of the sweat gland
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leiodermia
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condition of smooth skin
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onychocryptosis
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abnormal condition of a hidden nail (ingrown nail)
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onychomalacia
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softening of the nails
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onychomycosis
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abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails
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onychophagia
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eating the nails (nails biting)
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pachyderma
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thickening of the skin
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paronychia
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diseased state around the nail
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seborrhea
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excessive discharge in sebum
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trichomycosis
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ebnormal contition of a fungus in the hair
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xeroderma
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dry skin
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abrasion
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scraping away of the skin by mechanical process or injury
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abscess
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localized collection of puss
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acne
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inflamatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair folicles
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