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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 sunburn | skin cell damage by UV rays |
| lupus erthematosis | autoimmune disorder, red, scaly patch |
| scleroderma | autoimmune disorder, red, scaly rash on face or upper torso |
| scleroderma | autoimmune disease, connective tissues become thickened and hardened, hard and swollen skind |
| urticaria | hives |
| cellulitis | bacterial skin infection, rapid spreading infection |
| furuncles | boils |
| gangrene | tissue necrosis |
| impetigo | contagious bacterial infection in children |
| necrotizing fasciitis | severe infection |
| pyoderma | acute, inflammatory, pus bacterial infection like impetigo |
| pediculosis | parasite infestations, infestation of lice |
| scabies | infection by infestation with the itch mites |
| cicatrix | normal scarring |
| keratosis | any skin growth, like wart or callus, overgrowth and thickening of skin |
| lipoma | benigen, slow growing fatty tumor between skin and muscle |
| polyp | mushroom like growth deom the surface of the a mucous membrane |
| skin tags | small, flesh colored oe light brown polyps hanging from the body |
| squamous cell carcinoma | originates as a malignant tumor that can easily spread to other body systems |
| malignant melanoma | occurs in the melanocytes |
| biopsy | removal of a small part of tumor, living tissue |
| exfoliate cytology | technique in which cell are scraped from tissue and examined |
| sunscreen | blocks harmful UVB |
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