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Common mechanical trauma caused
by scraping away the skin surface
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Abrasion
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Greek,
meaning fox manage, which causes hair loss
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Alopecia
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Occurs when a portion of shin or appendage is pulled or torn away
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Avulsion
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Trauma
caused by an object with a flat, dull, or not sharp area
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Blunt trauma
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Plugged
skin pore; the open form is a blackhead; the closed form is a whitehead
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Comedones
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Accumulation of blood from
injured or disrupted blood vessels in the tissue
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Contusion
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Skin redness
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Erythema
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Flaring up
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Exacerbation
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Freezing
of tissue, usually on the face, fingers, toes, and ears, and might or might not
occur with hypothermia
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Frostbite
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Latin meaning shaggy
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Hirsutism
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When
the body’s core temperature falls below 95 degrees
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Hypothermia
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Laceration
with smooth, even edges
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Incision
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Epidermal
cells in a tight web (make up nails)
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Keratin
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Cut
in the skin caused by a sharp object
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Laceration
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Any
discontinuity or abnormality of tissue
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Lesion
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