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Early Clinic Vocab Flashcards

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Lesion

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A general term to denote a pathologic or traumatic change in the tissue. It is not descriptive.

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Macule

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Focal area of color change not elevated or depressed in relation to its surroundings; flat

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Papule

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Solid, raised lesion less than 5mm in diameter

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Nodule

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Solid, raised lesion greater than 5mm in diameter

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Erythema

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Red in color; a common but non-specific sign of irritation, injury or inflammation caused by dilation of superficial blood vessels

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Erythematous

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Relating to or marked by erythema

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Sessile

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Base is the widest part of an elevated lesion

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Pedunculated

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Base of an elevated lesion is narrower than the widest part

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Papillary

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Exhibiting numerous surface projections

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Verrucous

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Exhibiting a rough, warty surface

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Erosive

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Superficial, partial or total loss of surface epithelium; may arise secondarily from rupture of bulla (blister)

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Ulcerated

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Loss of surface epithelium down to the connective tissue, often appears depressed

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Fissure

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Narrow, slit-like ulceration or groove

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Plaque

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Slightly elevated and generally flat

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Petechia(e)

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Flat, round, pinpoint area(s) of hemorrhage, usually 3mm or less

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Purpura

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Hemorrhage into the skin, larger than petechia, but less than 1cm

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Ecchymosis

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Flat area of hemorrhage larger than 1cm; bruise

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Vesicle

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Fluid-filled, elevated, superficial, 5mm or less in diameter

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Bulla

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Fluid-filled, elevated, superficial, greater than 5mm in diameter

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Pustule

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Superficial, circumscribed cavity filled with pus (purulent exudate)

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Indurated

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Hardened

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Fluctuant

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Wavelike on palpation due to liquid content

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Copious

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Present in large quantity

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Dermatoglyphics

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Lines forming a skin pattern

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Crenated

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Scalloped

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Varicose

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Abnormally swollen, distended or dilated

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Scale

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Flakes of retained surface keratin

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Crust

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Dried blood, serum or purulent exudate (pus) on the skin surface

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Size

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Use a periodontal probe or milimeter/centimeter ruler (yeah, idiotic)

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Site

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Specificity is key (ie. right buccal mucosa at the line of occlusion near the commissure)

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Shape

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Round, oval, irregular, linear, triangular, lacy, crenated, etc.

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Surface

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Raised, flat, fissured, smooth, ragged, cobblestone, plaque, petechiae, purpura, ecchymosis, elevated, depressed, ulcerated, crust, erosive, papillary, verrucous, pustule, vesicle, bulla, etc.

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Symmetry

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Can pertain to symmetry of the lesion itself or whether the findings are, or are not bilaterally symmetrical

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Color

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Use this as descriptor

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Borders/Margin

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Well-defined, blended, discrete, crisply defined, irregular, scalloped, etc.

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Mode of attachment

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Sessile, pedunculated, broad based, narrow based

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Consistency

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Firm, fluctuant, soft, indurated, hard, bony hard, rubbery, thick, viscous, watery, thin, etc.

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Number

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1, 2, 3, 7000, solitary, multiple, scattered

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Distribution

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Solitary, widespread

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Size (on radiographic)

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Can be measured in mm or cm, but may best be described by the anatomic position of the boundaries,

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Position

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Localized, generalized, unilateral, bilateral, mandible, maxilla, relation to the crown and/or root

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Shape

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Oval, round, scalloped, scooped, triangular, tear-drop, expansile

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Border

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Well-demarcated, corticated, well-defined, ill-defined, blended, radiopaque, radiolucent, thick, thin, radiolucent rim

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Density and internal structure

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Completely radiolucent, completely radiopaque, mixed radiolucent-radiopaque, septae, unilocular, multilocular

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Effect(s) on adjacent structures

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Expansion, resorption, displacement

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