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Cards In This Set
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ABCD RULE
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RULE FOR RECOGNIZING MELANOMA - ASSYMETRY, BORDER IRREGULARITY, COLOR, AND DIAMETER. *METHOD OF SELF CHECKING*
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ACNE
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AN ACTIVE INFECTION OF THE SEBACEOUS GLANDS ACCOMPANIED BY PIMPLES ON THE SKIN.
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APOCRINE
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THE LESS NUMEROUS TYPE OF SWEAT GLAND. PRODUCES A SECRETION CONTAINING WATER, SALTS, AND PROTEINS.
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ARRECTOR PILI
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TINY, SMOOTH MUSCLES ATTACHED TO HAIR FOLLICLES, WHICH CAUSE THE HAIR TO STAND UPRIGHT WHEN ACTIVATED. PRODUCES GOOSEBUMPS
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ATHLETE'S FOOT
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AN ITCHY, RED PEELING CONDITION OF THE SKIN BETWEEN THE TOES RESULTING FROM FUNGUS INFECTION.
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BOILS (AKA CARBUNCLES)
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INFLAMMATION OF HAIR FOLLICLES AND SEBACEOUS GLANDS, COMMON ON THE DORSAL NECK. CARBUNCLES ARE COMPOSITE TYPICALLY CAUSED BY BACTERIAL INFECTION.
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BURN
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TISSUE DAMAGEAND CELL DEATH CAUSED BY INTENSE HEAT, ELECTRICITY, UV RADIATION, OR CERTAIN CHEMICALS.
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CONTACT DERMATITIS
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ITCHING, REDNESS, AND SWELLING OF THE SKIN, PROGRESSING TO BLISTERING CAUSED BY EXPOSURE OF THE SKIN TO CHEMICALS THAT PROVOKE ALLERGIC REACTIONS.
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CYANOSIS
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WHEN HEMOGLOBIN IS POORLY OXYGENATED, BOTH THE BLOOD AND THE SKIN OF CAUCASIANS APPEAR BLUE.
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DERMIS
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STRONG STRETCHY ENVELOPE THAT HELPS TO HOLD THE BODY TOGETHER. AKA HIDE.
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ECCRINE
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NUMEROUS AND FOUND ALL OVER THE BODY. PRODUCES SWEAT; SMALL
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EPIDERMIS
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OUTER TISSUE MADE OF STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM THAT IS CAPABLE OF KERATINIZING.
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FIRST DEGREE
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ONLY THE EPIDERMIS IS DAMAGED. AREA BECOMES RED AND SWOLLEN. LESS SEVERE.
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FULL THICKNESS BURNS
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NO REGENERATION. DESTROY THE ENTIRE THICKNESS OF THE SKIN. AREA APPEARS BLANCHED AND IS NOT PAINFUL. (NERVES ARE GONE)
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HAIR FOLLICLE
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FLEXIBLE EPITHELIAL COMPOUND STRUCTURES. STRUCTURE FOR HAIR GROWTH.
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