chapter one

Question 1

erythema

Answer 1

abnormal redness of mucosa or gingival

Question 2

vesicle

Answer 2

a small elevated lesion less than I cm that contains serous fluid

Question 3

papule

Answer 3

a small circumscribed lesion less than I cm that is elevated

Question 4

erythroplakia

Answer 4

a clinical term used to describe an oral mucosal lesion that appears as smooth red patch or granular red and velvety patch and cannot be rubbed off

Question 5

leukoplakia

Answer 5

a clinical term for white patch or plaquelike lesion on the oral mucosa that cannot be rubbed off

Question 6

pallor

Answer 6

paleness of the skin or muscosal tissue

Question 7

corrugated

Answer 7

wrinkled

Question 8

fissure

Answer 8

a cleft or groove

Question 9

papillary

Answer 9

resembling small finger like projections or elevations found in clusters

Question 10

verrucous

Answer 10

warty oftern rough surface

Question 11

anomaly

Answer 11

something that deviates from what is standard or normal

Question 12

dysphagia

Answer 12

difficulty swallowing

Question 13

dysphonia

Answer 13

difficulty speaking

Question 14

dyspnea

Answer 14

difficulty breathing

Question 15

leukoedema

Answer 15

grey white film that gives mucosa an opalescent quality (black people)

Question 16

bulla

Answer 16

a circumscribed elevated lesion that is more then 5 mm (looks like a blister)

Question 17

lobule

Answer 17

a segment or lobe that is part of the whole, appear fused together

Question 18

macule

Answer 18

an area that is usually distinguished by a color different from that of the surround tissue

Question 19

nodule

Answer 19

a papable solid lesion up to greater than 1 cm

Question 20

pedunculated

Answer 20

attached by stemlike or stalklike base similar to mushroom

Question 21

sessile

Answer 21

the base of a lesion that is flat or broad instead of stemlike

Question 22

coalescence

Answer 22

the process by which parts of a whole join together to make one

Question 23

diffuse

Answer 23

describes a lesion with borders that are not well defined making it impossible to detect the exact parameters of the lesion

Question 24

multilocular

Answer 24

describes a lesion that extends beyond the confided area (soap bubbles)

Question 25

radiolucent

Answer 25

describes the black and dark areas of a radiograph, less dense tissue = darker

Question 26

radiopaque

Answer 26

describes the light or white area on a radiograph, more dense = lighter

Question 27

external root resorption

Answer 27

arises from tissue outside the tooth such as periodontal ligament

Question 28

internal root resorption

Answer 28

reaction from inside the tooth

Question 29

unilocular

Answer 29

having one compartment or unit that is well defined or outlined