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PATHOLOGY
PATHOLOGY CHAPTER 1
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Dentistry
Undergraduate 1
01/21/2014

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Term
BULLA
Definition
CIRCUMSCRIBED, ELEVATED LESION GREATER THAN 5MM IN DIAMETER
USUALLY CONTAINS SEROUS FLUID
LOOKS LIKE A BLISTER
Term
LOBULE
Definition
SEGMENT OR LOBE THAT IS A PART OF THE WHOLE
Term
MACULE
Definition
FLAT AREA OF DIFFERENT COLOR THAN SURROUNDING AREA
Term
PAPULE
Definition
SMALL, CIRCUMSCRIBED LESION LESS THAN 1CM IN DIAMETER
ELEVATED
Term
PEDUNCULATED
Definition
ATTACHED BY A STEMLIKE OR STALKLIKE BASE (LIKE A MUSHROOM)
Term
PUSTULES
Definition
VARIOUSLY SIZED CIRCUMSCRIBED ELEVATIONS CONTAINING PUS
Term
SESSILE
Definition
BASE OF A LESION THAT IS FLAT OR BROAD
Term
VESICLE
Definition
SMALL, ELEVATED LESIONLESS THAN 1 CM IN DIAMETER CONTAINING SEROUS FLUID
Term
NODULE
Definition
A PALPABLE, SOLID LESION UP TO 1 CM IN DIAMETER
FOUND IN SOFT TISSUE
Term
DESCRIPTIVE TERMS FOR PALPATION
Definition
SOFT
FIRM
SEMIFIRM
FLUID FILLED
Term
ERYTHEMA
Definition
ABNORMAL REDNESS OF MUCOSA OR GINGIVA
Term
ERYTHROPLAKIA
Definition
CLINICAL TERM USED TO DESCRIBE AN ORAL MUCOSAL LESION THAT APPEARS AS A SMOOTH RED PATCH OR GRANULAR RED AND VELVETY PATCH
Term
LEUKOPLAKIA
Definition
CLINICAL TERM FOR A WHITE PLAQUELIKE LESION ON THE ORAL MUCOSA THAT CANNOT BE RUBBED OFF OR DIAGNOSED AS A SPECIFIC DISEASE
Term
PALLOR
Definition
PALENESS OF THE SKIN OR MUCOSAL TISSUES
Term
CENTIMETER
Definition
ONE HUNDREDTH OF A METER
Term
MILLIMETER
Definition
ONE THOUSANDTH OF A METER
Term
CORRUGATED
Definition
WRINKLED
Term
FISSURE
Definition
CLEFT OR GROOVE SHOWING PROMINENT DEPTH
Term
PAPILLARY
Definition
SMALL NIPPLE SHAPED PROJECTIONS OR ELEVATIONS FOUND IN CLUSTERS
Term
TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE THE SURFACE TEXTURE OF A LESION
Definition
SMOOTH
ROUGH
FOLDED
Term
MOST COMMON COLORS OF A LESION
Definition
RED
PINK
SALMON
WHITE
BLUE-BLACK
GRAY
BROWN
BLACK
Term
RADIOGRAPHIC TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE LESIONS IN BONE
Definition
COALESCENCE
DIFFUSE
MULTILOCULAR
Term
COALESCENCE
Definition
PROCESS BY WHICH PARTS OF A WHOLE JOIN TOGETHER TO MAKE ONE
Term
DIFFUSE
Definition
LESION WITH BORDERS THAT ARE NOT WELL DEFINED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETECT THE EXACT PERAMETERS, MAKING TREATMENT MORE DIFFICULT
Term
MULTILOCULAR
Definition
LESION THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE CONFINES OF ONE DISTINCT AREA AND IS DEFINED AS MANY LOBES OR PARTS THAT ARE SOMEWHAT FUSED TOGETHER, MAKING UP THE ENTIRE LESION (SOAP BUBBLES)
Term
SCALLOPING AROUND THE ROOT
Definition
RADIOLUCENT LESION THAT EXTENDS BETWEEN THE ROOTS (AS SEEN IN A TRAUMATIC BONE CYST)
APPEARS TO EXTEND UP THE PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT
Term
UNILOCULAR
Definition
HAVING ONE COMPARTMENTTHAT IS WELL DEFINED OR OUTLINED (SIMPLE RADICULAR CYST)
Term
WELL CIRCUMSCRIBED
Definition
LESION WITH BORDERS THAT ARE WELL DEFINED AND IN WHICH ONE CAN CLEARLY SEE THE EXACT MARGINS AND EXTENT
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