Restorative Art Vocab D-E Flashcards
A wall of clay or cardboard to confine the flow of a casting material such as plaster of paris or moulage.
Dam
Separation of the head from the body; to decapitate is the act of such separation.
Decapitation
Separation of compounds into simpler substances by the action of microbial or autolytic enzymes.
Decomposition
Inactivation or removal or microbial toxins, as well as of living microbial pathogens themselves.
Decontamination
Below the surface.
Deep
A material employed to fill cavities or excisions and to serve as a foundation for the superficial wax restoration.
Deep Filler
Deviation from a straight line.
Deflection
Loss of moisture from the body or tissues.
Dehydrated
The loss of moisture from the body which may occur antemortem or postmortem.
Dehydration
Having the component parts closely compacted together, relatively opaque.
Dense
The thickness of the applied cosmetic.
Density
Oblique insertion of the teeth.
Dental Progathism (Buck Teeth)
Ligature around the superior and inferior teeth employed to hold the mandible in a fixed position.
Dental Tie
Artificial teeth.
Denture
Chemicals having the capability of displacing an unpleasant odor or of altering an unpleasant odor so that it is converted to a more pleasant one.
Deodorants (Masking Agents, Perfuming Agents)
To lower inferiorly or to reduce projection.
Depress
A hollow or concave region; the lowering of a part.
Depression
A muscle of facial expression which depresses the angle of the mouth.
Depressor Anguli Oris (Triangularis Muscle)
A muscle of facial expression which draws the lower lip inferiorly and slightly lateral.
Depressor Labii Inferioris (Quadratus Muscle)
A state or degree of being deep.
Depth
A deep skin found under the epidermis.
Derma (Dermis, Skin, Corium, True Skin)
The separation of the epidermis from the dermis as a result of putrefaction.
Desquamation (Skin Slip)
Rendered throughly dry; exhausted of moisture.
Desiccation
A variation from the common or established.
Deviation
A frontal-view geometric head shape which is widest across the cheekbones, narrowing in width in both the forehead and the jaws.
Diamond
A double bellied muscle which draws the hyoid bone superiorly.
Digastricus Muscle
Anatomical term describing fingers and ties; the thumb is #1 for each hand and the large toe is #1 for each foot.
Digits
A substance thinned or reduced in concentration; a cosmetic lessened in brillance.
Dilution
Measurements as to length, width or projection in solids and measurements of color as to hue, value, and intensity in pigments.
Dimension
Act of diminishing or decreasing.
Diminution
Shallow depressions located on the cheek or chin in a rounded or vertical form; natural facial markings.
Dimples
Disjoining of bones.
Disarticulate
Any abnormal color in or upon the human body.
Discoloration
Any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of a body part, organ, or system.
Disease
An agent, usually chemical, applied to inanimate objects/surfaces to destroy disease causing microbial agents, but usually not bacterial spores.
Disinfectant
The destruction and/or inhibition of most pathogenic organisms and their products in or on the body.
Disinfection
Unchecked putrefaction eventually results in complete breakdown and disappearance of all body structures, except the bones.
Disintegration
Separation of white light by a prism into its different colored rays.
Dispersion
The act of cutting apart.
Dissection
Farthest from the center, from a medial line, or from the trunk, opposite to proximal.
Distal
To expand or swell.
Distend
A state of stretching out or becoming inflated.
Distension
A state of being twisted or pushed out of natural shape or position.
Distortion
Principle or prevailing.
Dominant
Toward the back; opposite of anterior.
Dorsal (Posterior)
Top; the anterior protruding ridge of the nose from the root to the tip of the lobe.
Dorsum
In color, two adjacent colors with their compliments.
Double Compliments
A wooden or metal rod used as an armature.
Dowel
Condition that results when the body part that dies had little blood and remains aseptic and occurs when the arteries but not the veins are obstructed.
Dry Gangrene (Ischemic Necrosis)
A compacted cake-type cosmetic of red coloration.
Dry Rouge
A non-preserving powder utilized in settling cosmetics and a wax firming agent. Examples include: talcum powder, cosmetic powder, and cornstarch.
Drying Powder
Freedom from wetness; a condition of tissues necessary for the adhesion of cement, sealer, deep filler, or wax.
Dryness
Most external and toughest of the three membranes (meninges) covering the brain and spinal cord.
Dura Mater
Somewhat dark in color; when used to describe the complexion color.
Dusky
Substance which will, upon being dissolved, impart a definite color to the embalming solution. Classified as to their capacity to permanently impart color to the tissue of the body into which they are injected.
Dye (Coloring Agent)
The organ of hearing.
Ear (Pinna)
A discoloration of the skin caused by the escape of blood within the tissues and generally accompanied by swelling.
Ecchymosis (Suggulation, Contusion, Bruise)
Abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissues or body cavities.
Edema (Dropsy)
Do away with; obliterate.
Efface
An electrically-heated blade used to dry moist tissues, reduces swollen tissues, and restore contour to natural form.
Electric Spatula
A raised surface or part.
Elevation
A relatively long and slightly dipping curve.
Elliptical Curve
Excessive leanness; a wasted condition resulting in sunken surfaces of the face.
Emaciation
The process of chemically treating the dead human body to reduce the presence and growth of microorganisms, to temporarily inhibit organic decomposition, and to restore an acceptable physical appearance.
Embalming
To fix or fasten in place.
Embed
A prominence or projection of a bone.
Eminence
A soothing agent having the ability to soften tissues; massage cream or a cosmetic possessing this characteristic.
Emollient
Using the same color of light as the color of the object.
Emphasis
A permanent mixture of two or more immiscible substances (oil and water) which are united with the aid or a binder (gum) or emulsifier (soap).
Emulsion
Procedures that isolate or remove the bloodborne pathogen hazard from the workplace such as sharps disposal container, self-sheathing needles.
Engineering Controls
The removal of an entire mass or part, especially a tumor or the eyeball, without rupture.
Enucleation
The outermost layer of the skin.
Epidermis (Cuticle, Scarf Skin)
A leaf-shaped piece of elastic cartilage that extends from the posterior surface of the tongue to the larynx; covers the opening of the larynx during swallowing.
Epiglottis
Ends of a long bone.
Epiphyses
A primary tissue that covers body surfaces and lines body cavities; its cells are arranged in.
Epithelium
A clear, volatile liquid used as a wax solvent or to remove grease, oil, and adhesive tape stains.
Ether
Turn outward.
Evert
Curled shreds of wood used for packing.
Excelsior (Wood Wool)
To remove as by cutting out; the area from which something has been cut out.
Excision
The remove as by cutting out.
Excise
Any visible surface which is to remain uncovered or unclothed.
Exposed Area
Loss of blood to the point where life can no longer be sustained.
Exsanguination
The state of being continued.
Extension
The deep hole located in the inferior portion of the medial one-third of the ear on the anterior border.
External Auditory Meatus (Ear Passage)
Weight applied to a surface.
External Pressure
Outside a cell.
Extracellular
Drawn or pulled out.
Extraction
Outside the blood vascular system.
Extravascular
Originating outside an organ or part.
Extrinsic
Fluid or cellular debris exuding from blood vessels and deposited in tissues or tissue surfaces; usually a result of inflammation.
Exudate
The superficial hairs covering the superciliary arches.
Eyebrows (Supercilium)
A cosmetic in pencil form for coloring the hairs of the eyebrow, or creating an eyebrow where the hairs were removed.
Eyebrow Pencil
A thin, dome-like shell made of hardened cloth, metal, or plastic placed beneath eyelids to restore the natural curvature and to maintain the position of posed eyelids.
Eyecap
Removal of the eye for tissue transplantation, research and education.
Eye Enucleation
Extravasation of blood as a result of eye enucleation.
Eye Enucleation Discoloration
Two moveable flaps of skin which cover and uncover each eyeball.
Eyelids (Palpebrae)
Method of eye closure in which the upper lid is placed on top of the lower lid.
Eyelid Overlap (Outdated)
A cosmetic color applied to the upper eyelid; the cosmetic colorant so applied.
Eye Shadow
The bony receptacle containing the eyeball.
Eye Socket (Orbit, Orbital Cavity)
