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Skin infection that often involves a group of hair follicles. The infected material forms a lump which occurs deep with in the skin the medical term for multiple boils

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Carbuncle

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Rash characterized by inflamed itchy dry scaly or irritated skin

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Eczema

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Is there an infection involving an entire hair follicle and nearby skin tissue the medical term for a boil

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Furuncle

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The term that describes dead or dying body tissue that occurs because the local blood supply to the tissue is either lost or is an adequate to keep the tissue alive

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Gangrene

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A benign pigmented spot on the skin such as a mole

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Nevus

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Unhealthy pale appearance

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Pallor

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A rare hereditary disease In which the blood pigment hemoglobin is abnormally metabolized

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Porphyria

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A condition in which certain facial blood vessels enlarge Giving the cheeks and nose a flush appearance

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Rosacea

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And infection of the surface of the skin caused by staff and strep bacteria

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Impetigo

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Skin infection caused by fungus also called ringworm

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Tinea

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Skin condition characterized by red itchy raised area that appear in varying shapes And sizes commonly called hives

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Urticaria

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An Examination of tissue removed from the living body to discover the presents cause or extent of disease

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Biopsy

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A cancer arising in the epithelial tissue of the skin or lining the Internal organs

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Carcinoma

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A reversible structural change that alters the character of a tissue

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Metaplasia

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The process of graphing or transplanting organs or tissues between members of different species

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Xenotransplant

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A malignant tumor of connective or other non-epithelial tissue

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Sarcoma

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A region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage from an injury or disease; a wound ulcer abscess or tumor

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Lesion