Oral path vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 macule | small, circumscribed lesion, flat, different color than surrounding tissue, FRECKLE |
| papule | small, circumscribed lesion, contains serous fluid, looks like blister, larger than vesicle |
| vesicle | small, elevated lesion, contains serous fluid |
| pedunculated | attached by a stalk |
| sessile | attached by a broad base |
| nodule | palpable, solid lesion, may be elevated, level with, or below surface |
| palpation | examination by touch |
| erythema | redness |
| pallor | paleness |
| corrugated | wrinkled |
| fissure | groove/cleft of prominent depth |
| coalescence | process by which parts of whole join together |
| diffuse | description, borders are not distinguishable (vs wel circumscribed) |
| unilocular | one compartment well defined |
| multilocular | many compartments joined together |
| microscopic diagnosis | microscopic eval of a tissue sample (biopsy) is the MOST definitive process for making a final diagnosis (aka histologic exam) |
| empiric therapy | prescribing a treatment and seeing if it works |
| fordyces granules | ectopic sebaceous glands |
| mandibular tori | exophytic growths of normal compact bone on the lingual surfaces of the mandible |
| retrocuspid papilla | on gingival surface of lingual aspect of mand canines |
| leukoedema | white swelling; opalesence on buccal mucosa, becomes less prominent when mucosa is stretched |
| geographic tongue | AKA erythema migrans, benign migratory glossitis; loss of filiform papilla |
| hairy tongue | filiform papilla become elongated and appear as hair like projections; tx=brush tongue with water only |
| inflammation | non specific response to injury; occurs same way every time regardless of the injury |
| 5 classic signs and symptoms | (localized signs of inflammation); red (erythema), swelling (edema), pain, heat, loss of normal tissue function |
| systemic inflammatory response | fever, leukocytosis (inc WBC count in blood), lymphadenopathy, elevated c-reactive protein |
| margination | RBCs move to center of blood vessel and WBCs move to sides/periphery of blood vessel |
| pavementing | WBCs line vessel walls before they get out into tissue |
| emigration | WBCs escape microcirculation and enter tissue and migrate to zone of injury |
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