- even with the plane of mucosa - detectable by change in color

1a nomenclature Flashcards by Tiffany Ngo

symptom

subjective indication of disease

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sign

objective indication of disease

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pain

discomfort as described by patient

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tenderness

discomfort observed by clinician as a result of contact insufficient to cause discomfort in normal tissues

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xerostomia

subjective feeling of dryness

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hyposalivation

objective dryness noted by clinician

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clinical findings

number
size
location
color
morphology
shape
consistency

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pallor

abnormal paleness of mucosa

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erythema

abnormal redness of mucosa

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erythroplakia

red patch or plaque that cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease

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leukoplakia

white patch or plaque that cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease

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consistency

fluctuant
firm
unyielding

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elevated

above the plane of mucosa

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flat

even with the plane of mucosa

- detectable by change in color

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depressed

below the plane of mucosa

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elevated fluid filled lesions -blisterform

serous, mucous, hemorrhagic, purulent (hematoma + pustule)

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elevated solid lesions (nonblisterform)

plaque
papule
nodule
tumor

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flat lesions

macule

depapillated lesion of dorsal tongue

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depressed lesions

ulcers
pits
scars

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papule

small circumscribed lesion

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nodule

large
circumscribed lesion 
>.5 cm
in diameter
elevated or protrudes above the surface of the surrounding normal tissue

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vesicle

small elevated fluid filled lesion

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bulla

large elevated fluid filled lesion > .5cm in diameter

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hematoma

vesicle or bulla filled with blood

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pustule

vesicle or bulla filled with pus

plaque

broad, flat, raised lesion

lobule

a segment or lobe that is part of a whole

sessile

base of a lesion that is flat or broad

pedunculated

describes the base of a lesion which is stem-like or stalk like

papillary

showing fingerlike surface projections

verrucous

showing broad surface projections

macule

discrete, flat area distinguished by a color different from that of the surrounding tissue

ulcer

lesion in which the overlying epithelium has been lost, covered in part in total by fibrin membrane

ulceration

process in which an ulcer develops

eroded/atrophic lesion

lesion in which the overlying epithelium has been thinned

erosion/atrophy

process in which an eroded lesion develops

fissure

cleft or groove

coalesce

fuse multiple parts into a larger whole

well circumscribed

margins and extent are clearly defined

poorly circumscribed

lesion whose margins and extent are ill- defined

irregular borders

lesion whose margins are jagged may or may not be well-defined

radiolucent

black or dark areas on a radiograph

radiopaque

light or white areas on a radiograph

unilocular

radiolucent lesion with one well-defined compartment

multilocular

radiolucent lesion with more than one well defined compartment

poorly circumscribed

lesion with margins that blend into the adjacent normal tissue

corticated

radiolucent lesion with a radiopaque border

hyperostotic

thin border

sclerotic

wide border

resoprtion

blunt vs. spiking

radiographic ground glass

fibrous dysplasia

radiographic cotton wool

paget disease

radiographic sunburst

osteosarcoma

onion-skin

proliferative periostitis

tumor

new growth

neoplasm

monoclonal celluar proliferation

oncology

study of neoplasms

benign

localized growth, often encapsulated, may be locally agressive, but INcapable of metastasis

malignant (cancer)

lesion which may invade and destroy surrounding tissues and is capable of spread to distant sites

benign tumors

adding suffix "oma" to cell type toward which tumor differentiates

malignant tumors

adding carcinoma (epithelial tumors) or "sarcoma" (mesenchymal tumors) to cell type towrad which tumor differntiates

benign epithelial tumors

prefix + oma= papilloma

benign glandular differentiation

prefix + adenoma | (pleomorphic adenoma)

malignant epithelial tumors

prefix + carcinoma (squamous cell carcinoma)

glandular differentiation

prefix + adenocarcinoma (basal cell adenicarcinoma)

exception of oncology nomenclature

epithelial mesenchymal (mixed) tumors - ameloblastic fibroma - carcinosarcoma

benign sounding malignancies

melanoma lymphoma plasmacytoma mesothelioma

benign mesenchymal tumors

prefix + oma (lipoma)

malignant mesechymal tumors

prefix + sarcoma (liposarcoma)