Developmental Disorders and Cysts Vocab. Flashcards
what disorder is caused by failure or disturbance that occurs during the process of fetal development may result in excess, lack of or deformity of a body part?
developmental disorder
what disorder is present at birth and can be either inherited or developmental?
congenital disorder
how are some developmental disorders identified?
clinically and some radiographically
define cysts
pathological cavities of either bone or soft tissue that are lined with epithelium
what do the cavity of the cyst contain?
contains fluid or semisolid material
what do the cysts have potential of?
potential for continual growth, they can become quite large over a period of time
define intraosseous
located within the bone
define extrosseous
occurring within soft tissues that surround bone but not within the bone itself