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Crust
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Collection of dried serum and cellular debris
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Cyst
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Thick walled closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material
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Erosion
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Wearing away or loss of epidermis
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Fissure
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Groove or crack like sore
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Macule
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Discolored (often reddened) flat lesion
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Nodule
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Solid round or oval elevated lesion more tha 1 cm in diameter
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Papule
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Small (less than 1 cm in diameter) solid elevation of the skin
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Polyp
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Benign growth extending from the surface of the mucous membrane
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Pustule
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Small elevation of the skin containing pus
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Ulcer
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Open sore on the skin or mucous membranes within the body
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Vesicle
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Small collection of clear fluid (serum); blister
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Wheal
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Smooth, slightly elevated edematous area that is redder or paler than the surronding skin
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Alopecia
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Absence of hair from areas where it normally grows
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Ecchymosis
ecchymoses (plural) |
Bluish black mark on the skin
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Petechia
petechiae (plural) |
Small pinpoint hemorrhage
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