Chap 1 vocab Flashcards
Bulla
Circumscribed
Elevated
>5mm diameter
May contain serous fluid
Looks like a blister
Lobule
Segment or lobe that is a part of a whole
Lobes may appear fused together
Macule
Distinguishable color
Flat
Non protruding above surface of normal tissues
Example: freckles
Nodule
Palpable
Solid lesion
≥1 cm diameter
Found in soft tissue
Below, on, or above skin surface
Papule
Circumscribed
Small lesion
≤1 cm in diameter
Elevated or protrudes above skin surface
Pedunculated
Attached by a stalk
(Looks like broccoli/mushroom)
Pustule
Various sizes
Circumscribed elevations
Contains pus
Sessile
Describes base of lesion
Flat or broad shaped
(Opposite of pedunculated)
Vesicle
Small
≤1 cm diameter
Elevated lesion
Contains serous fluid
Erythema
Abnormal redness
Erythroplakia
Oral mucosal lesion
Smooth/Granular/Velvety texture
Abnormal red color
Leukoplakia
White patch
Plaque-like lesion
Cannot be wiped off
Cannot be diagnosed as another disease
Pallor
Paleness of skin/mucosa
(White-ish)
Corrugated
Wrinkled
Fissure
Cleft/groove
May be normal
Shows prominent depth
Papillary
Resembles small fingerlike projections/elevations
Found in clusters
Verrucous
Warty
Often rough surface
Coalescence
Process
Parts of a whole join together/fuse to make one
Diffuse
Describes a lesion
Undefined boarders
Makes it impossible to detect exact parameters
Treatment more difficult–resulting in radical treatment
Multilocular
Radiographic appearance
Circular radiolucency’s
Appear soap bubble-like or honeycomb-like
Radiolucent
Black or dark area of radiograph
Energy passed through
Less dense
Radiolucent/radiopaque
Mixture of light and dark area within a lesion
Denotes stage in development of lesion
Radiopaque
Light or white area of radiograph
Energy is trapped here
Denser
Root resorption
Apex of tooth is shortened or blunted or irregularly shaped
Occurs as a response to stimuli (i.e. trauma or cysts)
External- starts with outer tissues reaching inward
Internal- starts within the tooth/pulp area