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Albinism
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Hereditary condition, melanocytes do not produce melanin. Pale skin, white hair, blue/pink eyes
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Colic
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Muscle spasms
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Erythema
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Redness
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Hypertrophic
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Encrease in size
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Lesion
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Area of damaged skin/tissue
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Sebaceous
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Sebum or oil
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Comedones
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Blackhead, acne
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Dermatomes
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Skin cells along a nerve from a segment of spinal cord
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Keratin
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Hard protein found in hair, nails, skin
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Keratolytic
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Anything that causes skin shedding
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Melannin
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Black pigment found in basal layer of epidermis
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Papules
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Circular area on skin, reddened and elevated
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Plaques
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Plateaulike elevated lesions greater than .5 cm
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Pustules
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Small elevations of skin filled with pus
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Sebum
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Oil secreted from sebaceous glands
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