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Epidermis
Outer layer of skin
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Keratin
horny, or cornified, layer composed of protein.
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Melanin
color, or pigmentation, of the skin
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dermis
inner layer of skin
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sudorifereous
tiny, coiled, tublar structures that emrge through pores on the skin's surface and secrete sweat
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sebaceous glands
secrete sebum (oil) into the hair follicles where the hair shafts pass through the dermis
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cutaneo/dermo/dermat/o
skin
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kerat/o
horny tissue, hard (also on cornea)
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Lunula/moon
The white area at the base of the nail
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staphylo
grapelike clusters
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para-
beside, beyond, around, abnormal
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trans-
through, across, beyond
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-a
noun suffix, no meaning
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-ectomy
excision or surgical removal
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diseased or abnormal state, condition of
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eating or swallowing
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instrument used to cut
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