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AP110 Obj. 26

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24215918Pigment (Melanin)Common to all races, darker have more, helps to protect against ultra violet radiation
24215919AlbinismHereditary disorder, lack of pigment in skin, hair, and eyes
24215920Pallorpaleness of skin caused by reduced blood flow or reduction of hemoglobin
24215921FlushingRedness of skin often related to fever
24215922CyanosisNot enough oxygen circulating in the blood, skin may turn bluish. (Symptom of heart failure or breathing problems)
24215923JaundiceYellowish discoloration of the skin may be caused by excessive amounts of bile pigments in the blood
24215924CarotenemiaYellowish skin caused by the excessive intake of carrots or deeply colored vegetables
24215925Gray or Brown SkinCaused by certain types of chronic poisoning
24215926Maculea spot that is niether raised nor depressed (freckles,measles)
24215927PapuleFirm, raised area, some stages of chickenpox, second stage of syphilis. (pimple, nodule)
24215928Vesicle (Bulla)Blister or small fluid-filled sac as seen in chickenpox or shingles eruptions
24215929PustuleA vesicle filled with pus
24215930ExcoriationA scratch into the skin
24215931LacerationA rough, jagged wound made by tearing of the skin
24215932UlcerA sore associated with the disintergration and death of tissue
24215933FissureA crack in the skin (athletes foot)

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