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adip/o

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fat

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lip/o

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fat

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steat/o

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fat

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alb/o

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white

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leuk/o

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white

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crypt/o

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hidden

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cutane/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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dermato/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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hidr/o

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sweat

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sudor/o

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sweat

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hirsut/o

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hair

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pil/i

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hair

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pil/o

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hair

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trich/o

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hair

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hydr/o

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water

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ichthy/o

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scaly

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kerat/o

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horn-like, hard

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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necr/o

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dead

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onych/o

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nail

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ungu/o
nail
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prur/i
itch
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py/o
pus
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ras
scrape (razor)
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rhytid/o
wrinkle
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scler/o
hardening
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seb/o
oil
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sebace/o
oil
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squam/o
flat, plate-like
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urtic/o
rash, hives
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xanth/o
yellow
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xer/o
dry
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abrasion
rubbing away by friction
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abscess
collection of pus
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acne
greek "mound or eruption
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alopecia
greek "without a fox's mane" bald
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atopic dermatitis
"no place"
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basal cell carcinoma
type of skin cancer
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melanoma
type of skin cancer
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squamous cell carcinoma
type of skin cancer
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biopsy
removal of cells or tissues for examination
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blister
fluid filled bump on the skin
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bulla
fluid filled bump on the skin
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pustule
fluid filled bump on the skin
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vesicle
fluid filled bump on the skin
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cicatrix
scar
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comedo
blackhead or whitehead
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contusion
bruise
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comedones
plural for comedo
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cyst
sac-like structure in tissue filled with liquid, gas or semi-solid
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decubitus ulcer
bedsore, pressure sore
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dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
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ecchymosis
bruise
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eczema
red, itchy blistering rash
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hirsutism
abnormal hair growth for the age and sex of the individual
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hives
raised, red, intensely pruritic areas of the skin
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impetigo
skin infection caused by staph or strep bacteria
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keloid
exuberant scar tissue
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macule
freckle, flat pigmented spot
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patch
freckle, flat pigmented spot
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nevus
mole, flat or elevated pigmented spot
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nodule
raised skin lesion
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papule
raised skin lesion
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tumor
raised skin lesion
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petechiae
pinpoint spots on the skin caused by capillary rupture
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pruritus
itch
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psoriasis
scaly, red skin patches, probably immune disorder
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rosacea
redness, visible blood vessels on face
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seborrhea
non-inflammatory dryness and scaling of skin
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tinea
fungal disease of skin (ringworm, athletes foot, toenail fungus
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ulcer
open sore or wound
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urticaria
hives
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verruca
wart
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vitiligo
lightening of skin due to loss of melanocytes
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xeroderma pigmentosum
extreme skin sensitivity to sunlight, very high risk for skin cancer
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allograft
tissue transplant from one person to another
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homograft
tissue transplant from one person to another
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anesthetic
drug that causes loss of sensation
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anaesthetic
drug that causes a loss of sensation
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antibiotic
drug used to treat bacterial infections
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antihistamine
drug that counteracts histamine released from mast cells
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antipruritic
anti-itch drug
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antiseptic
discourages growth of microorganisms
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autograft
tissue transplant from one place to another on the same person
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cortisone
synthetic formulation of cortisol, potent steriod anti-inflammatory
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dermatologist
physician specializing in skin
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esthetician
specialist in skin beautification
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aesthetician
specialist in skin beautification
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graft
tissue moved from one place to another
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heterograft
tissue transplant from one species to another
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xenograft
tissue transplant from one species to another
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incision and drainage
minor surgical procedure to release pus from an abscess
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intradermal
within or between the layers of the skin
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subcutaneous
below the skin, within the subcutaneous layer
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ABCDE
mnemonic for assessing skin lesions for cancer risk asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
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BCC
basal cell carcinoma
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bx, Bx
biposy
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decub
decubitus ulcer
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Derm
dermatology
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I&D
incision and drainage
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ID
intradermal
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ID
intradermalIM
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IM
intramuscular
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SC
subcutaneous
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SQ
subcutaneous
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subQ
subcutaneous
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SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
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SCC
squamous cell carcinomaung
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ung
ointment
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XP
xeroderma pigmentosum
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XDP
xeroderma pigmentosum
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adipocyte
fat cell
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albinism
white skin
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leukpderma
white skin
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anhidrosis
lack of sweat
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cryosurgery
surgery using cold (like freeing a wart)
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cyanosis
blue skin
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dermabrasion
procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material such as sandpaper
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dermatology
study of the skin and its diseases
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dermatopathy
study of skin diseases
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dermatoscope
instrument used to look at the skin
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dermatosis
abnormal condition of the skin
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demis
middle layer of skin
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epidermal
related to the outer layer of skin
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erythroderma
red skin
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eumelanin
brownish, black pigment
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ecoriation
skin sore or abrasion produced by itching or scratching
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fissure
an opening, a groove, a split
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folliculitis
inflammation of the hair follicles
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hematoma
a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues
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hidradenitis
inflammation of the sweat gland
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hyperhidrosis
excessive sweating
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hypertrichosis
excessive growth of hair
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hypodermic
pertaining to under the skin
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hypohidrosis
abnormally diminished secretion of sweat
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ichthyosis
condition in which the skin becomes dry, scaly and keratinized
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intradermal
within the skin
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keratoderma
hard skin
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keratosis
thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis
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leukoderma
white skin
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lipoma
benign fatty tumor
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melanin
a pigment that gives the skin its color
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mycodermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by fungus
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mycosis
fungal infection
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onychocryptosis
ingrown toenail
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onychodystrophy
poor nourishment of the nail
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onycolysis
separation of the nail from the bed, nail destruction
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onychomycosis
fungal infection of the nail
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onychoschizia
condition of splitting nails
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paronychia
diseased state around the nail
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pediculosis
lice
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percutaneous
pertaining to through the skin
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pheomelanin
reddish-yellow pigment
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pityriasis capitis
dandruff
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scabies
contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite
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scleroderma
hardening of the skin
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steatosis
abnormal condition of fat
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telangiectasia
skin lesion due to permanently enlarged and dilated blood vessels that are visible
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tinea barbae
ringworm of the beard
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tinea cororis
ringworm
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tinea cruris
jock itch (ringworm in the groins)
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tinea pedis
athletes foot (ringworm in the foot)
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topical
applied to the surface of the skin
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transdermal
crossing through the skin
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trichomycosis
abnormal condition of a fungus in the hair
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trichopathy
disease of the har
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trichotillomania
a disorder characterized by the repeated pulling out of one's own hair
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xanthoderma
yellow skin
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xeroderma
dry skin
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