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abrasion
scraping or rubbing away for a surface
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abscess
localized collection of pus at the site of infection (usually in staphylococcal infection)
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furuncle, boil
abscess that originates in a hair follicle
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carbuncle
cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue
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acne
inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of the skin, marked by comedos, papules, and pustules
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alopecia, baldness
absence of loss of hair, especially of the head
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comedo, blackhead
discolored, dried sebum plugging and excretory duct of the skin
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cyst
closed sac or pouch in or under the skin that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material
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sebaceous
cyst filled with sebum (fatty material) from a sebaceous gland
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eczema
- redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries
- general term for an itchy red rash that may become crusted, thickened or scaly
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hemorrhage
loss of a large amount of blood in a short period, externally or internally
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contusion, bruise
hemorrhage under the skin where the skin is not broken
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ecchymosis, bruise
skin discoloration consisting of large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue- black to greenish-brown or yellow
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petechia
minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot on the skin
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