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Cutane/o - answer✔skin
derm/o, dermat/o - answer✔skin
hidr/o - answer✔sweat
hirsut/o - answer✔hairy, rough
kerat/i - answer✔horny, hard
lip/o - answer✔fat, lipid
melan/o - answer✔black, dark
myc/o - answer✔fungus
onych/o - answer✔fingernail or toenail
pil/i, pil/o - answer✔hair
py/o - answer✔pus
rhytid/o - answer✔wrinkle
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seb/o - answer✔sebum
urtic/o - answer✔rash, hives
xer/o - answer✔dry
actinic keratosis - answer✔precancerous skin growth that occurs on sun-damaged skin
albinism - answer✔genetic condition characterized by a deficiency or the absence of pigment in
the skin, hair, and irises of the eyes
alopecia - answer✔aka baldness
partial or complete loss of hair, most commonly on the scalp
blepharoplasty - answer✔aka lid lift
surgical reduction of the upper and lower eyelids by removing sagging skin
bulla - answer✔large blister that is usually more than 0.5 cm in diameter
capillary hemangioma - answer✔aka strawberry birthmark
soft, raised, pink, or red vascular birthmark
carbuncle - answer✔cluster of connected furuncles (boils)
cellulitis - answer✔acute, rapidly spreading bacterial infection within the connective tissues
that is characterized by malaise, swelling, warmth, and red streaks
chloasma - answer✔aka melasma or mask of pregnancy
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