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Pimple
Pimple A small, elevated skin lesion.
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Skin
Skin is an organ of the integumentary system; which is composed of a layer of tissues that protect underlying muscles and organs. Skin is used for insulation, vitamin D production, sensation, and excretion (through sweat).
Lesion
Injury of bodily tissue due to infection, trauma or neoplasm
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Pigeon toe
A foot condition where the toes turn in.
Piles
See hemorrhoids.
Pilus
Hair.
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Pinguecula
A yellowish spot on the cornea of the eye that sometimes occurs in the elderly.
Pink eye
Inflammation of the conjunctiva. Also called conjunctivitis.
Pinworm
A parasite, Enterobius vermicularis, that can cause intense itching around the anus.
Pityriasis
A skin condition in which the skin forms thin, dry scales.
Plague
1. Any contagious epidemic disease that is deadly. 2. An infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis that can be spread from animals to humans and is normally spread to humans by fleas (called bubonic plague) or from person to person by respiratory droplets (called pnenmonic plague). Both forms have a high death rate.
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