Module 6 Flashcards
Aphtha
a little white or reddish ulcer
Crust
Dead cells that form over a wound or blemish while it is healing; an accumulation of sebum and pus, sometimes mixed with epidermal material.
cyst
closed, epithelial-lined sac that contains fluid
Dorsal
back side
Epidermis
Outer most layer of skin
Corium
true skin, under dermis (contains nerves & blood vessels)
Erosion
soft tissue, slightly depressed lesion in which the epithelium above the basal layer is “naked”
Erythema
Rash
red skin, reaction to irritation, radiation, or injury
Exophytic
grow outward
Exostosis
Bone spur: bony growth projecting from the surface of the bone
Fissure
Narrow, slitlike opening in the epidermis (can be painful or have inflammation)
Forensic
related to or used in courts of law
Idiopathic
unknown cause
Indurated
hardened
Lymphadenophathy
(disease) Enlargement of lymph node
Morphology
science that reveals form & structure
Palpation
touch
Papilla
small, nipple-like projection
Patch
flat lesion different color/texture from surrounding tissue, typically larger than 1 cm, larger than a macule:
Pedunclulated
elevated lesion attached by thin stalk
Petechia
hemorrhagic nonraised spot, size of a pinhead
Polyp
any growth or mass protruding from a mucous membrane
Pseudomembrane
loose membrane
Punctate
Dotted with pits or with translucent, sunken glands, or with colored dots
Purulent
Pus-like
rubefacient
reddening of the skin
Scar
mark remaining after healing
Sclerosis
hardening
Sessile
elevated lesion, wide base
Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD)
Pain in the TMJ. Symptoms of clicking, lock jaw, and jaw pain
Torus
Bony growth: bony elevation or prominence usually located on the midline of the hard palate and the lingual surfaces of the mandible in the premolar area
Trismus
Inability to open the jaw due to pain; trigeminal nerve
Ventral
inferior surface; Front
Verruca
wartlike growth
