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Inflammation and Repair Flashcards

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Abscess

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A collection of purulent exudate that has accumulated in a contained space formed by the surrounding tissue.

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Actinic

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Relating to or exhibiting chemical changes produced by radiant energy, especially the visible and ultraviolet parts of the spectrum; relating to exposure to the ultraviolet rays of sunlight.

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Acute

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An injury or the course of inflammation that is of short duration.

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Angiogenesis

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The formation and differentiation of blood vessels.

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Atrophy

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The decrease in size and function of a cell, tissue, organ, or whole body.

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Biochemical mediators

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Chemicals in the body that activate responses.

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Central

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In the context of oral lesions, central indicates that the lesion is within bone.

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Chemotaxis

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The movement of white blood cells, as directed by biochemical mediators, to an area of injury.

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Chronic

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An injury or course of inflammation that is of long duration.

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C-reactive protein

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A nonspecific protein, produced in the liver, that becomes elevated during episodes of acute inflammation or infection.

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Cyst

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An abnormal sac or cavity lined by epithelium and surrounded by fibrous connective tissue.

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Cytolysis

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The dissolution or destruction of a cell.

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Demastication

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When tooth wear is increased by chewing an abrasive substance.

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Edema

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An excess level of plasma or exudate in the interstitial space that results in tissue swelling.

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Emigration

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The passage of white blood cells through the walls of small blood vessels and into injured tissue.

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Epithelialization

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The process of renewal of a new surface layer of epithelium.

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Erythema

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The redness of the skin or mucosa.

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Exudate

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A body fluid with a high protein content that leaves the micorcirculation during an inflammatory response that consists of serum that contains white blood cells, fibrin, and other protein molecules.

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Fever

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An elevation of body temperature to greater than the usual level of 37C.

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Fibroblasts

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The cells that form fibers as well as intercellular substance.

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Fibroplasia

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The formation of fibrous tissue as usually occurs in healing.

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Fistula

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An abnormal passage that leads from an abscess to the body surface.

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Granulation tissue

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the initial connective tissue formed in healing.

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Granuloma

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A lesion composed of a collection of macrophages usually surrounded by a rim of lymphocytes that is a form of chronic inflammation.

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Hyperemia

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An excess of blood within blood vessels in a part of the body.

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Hyperplasia

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An enlargement of a tissue or organ resulting from an increase in the number of cells; the result of increased cell division.

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Hypertrophy

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An enlargement of a tissue or organ resulting from an increase in the size of its individual cells, but not in the number of cells.

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Inflammation

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A nonspecific response to injury that involves the microcirculation and its blood cells.

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Injury

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An alteration in the environment that causes tissue damage.

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Keloid

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The excessive scarring that mainly occurs in skin in some cases with healing.

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Leukocytosis

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An increase in the number of white blood cells circulating in blood.

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Leukopenia

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A decrease in the number of white blood cells circulating in blood.

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Local

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A disease process that is confined to a limited location in the body that is not general or systemic.

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Lymphadenopathy

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The abnormal enlargement of a lymph node or nodes.

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Macrophage

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The second type of white blood cells to arrive at a site of injury that was originally a monocyte; it participates in phagocytosis during inflammation and continues to be active in the immune response.

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Margination

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A process during inflammation in which white blood cells tend to move to the periphery of the blood vessel at the site of injury.

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Microcirculation

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The small blood vessels, including arterioles, capillaries and venules of the vascular system.

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Myofibroblasts

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Fibroblasts that have some of the characteristics of smooth muscle cells, such as the ability to contract.

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Necrosis

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The pathologic death of one or more cells, or a part of tissue, or an organ that results from irreversible damage to cells.

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Neutrophil

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The first white blood cell to arrive at a site of injury; the primary cell involved in acute inflammation; also called a polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMNs).

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Opacification

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The process of becoming opaque.

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Opsonization

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The enhancement of phagocytosis by a process in which a pathogen is marked, with opsonins, for destruction by phagocytes.

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Osteoblast

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The cell that forms bone.

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Pavementing

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The adherence of white blood cells to blood vessel walls during inflammation.

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Peripheral

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In the context of oral lesions, peripheral indicates that the lesion is within the gingival tissue or alveolar mucosa.

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Phagocytosis

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The ingestion and digestion of particulate material by cells.

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Purulent exudate

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An exudate containing or forming pus.

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Pyrogens

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The fever-inducing substances produced from either white blood cells or pathogenic microorganisms.

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Radicular

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Pertaining to the root of the tooth.

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Regeneration

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The process by which injured tissue is replaced with tissue identical to that present before the injury.

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Repair

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The restoration of damaged or diseased tissue by cellular change and growth.

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Serous exudate

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An exudate that has a watery consistency. The consistence resembles that of serum.

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Systemic

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Pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole, as well as a disease process pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole.

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Transudate

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The extravascular fluid component of blood that passes through the endothelial cell walls of the microcirculation.

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White blood cells

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The cells within the blood and surrounding tissue, also called leukocytes, that are involved in the inflammatory and immune responses.

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Traumatic injury

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A disease process that results from injury that causes tissue damage.

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Waldeyer’s ring

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The ring of lymphatic tissue formed by the two palatine tonsils, the pharyngeal tonsils, the lingual tonsils, and intervening lymphoid tissue.

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