Restorative Art Vocab T-Z Flashcards
A synonym for “needle injector”; a spring powered instrument used to install special metal pins in bone which in turn serve as anchors for threads or wires to hold parts together.
Tackgun
Touching at a single point.
Tangent
A form which receded away from a given point; a form which becomes gradually smaller toward one end; to reduce gradually from the center.
Taper
Pertaining to the ankle.
Tarsal
Of a dull yellowish-brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are tanned by the sun; of a color ranging from darker to lighter shades of brown touched with yellow.
Tawny
The flattened, slightly depressed area by the side of the forehead of man.
Temple
Inferior portion of the sides and base of the cranium, inferior to the parietal bones and anterior to the occipital bone.
Temporal Bones
The concave surface of the head overlying the temporal bone.
Temporal Cavity
Muscle of mastication which helps to close the mandible (the strongest chewing muscles).
Temporalis Muscles
Property of holding fast; adhesiveness.
Tenacity
The white, glistening, non-elastic fibrous cord of connective tissue in which the fibers of a muscle end and by which a muscle is attached to a bone or other structure.
Tendon
Institution of disinfection and decontamination measures after the preparation of the remains.
Terminal Disinfection
Limit; end; the part which terminates.
Termination (Terminal)
The hue which results from the mixture of two secondary pigmentary hues or an unbalanced proportion of complements with the warm hue or cool hue predominating.
Tertiary Hue
A group of four; in color, two separated hues and their complements.
Tetrad
A brush with a relatively large tuft of good quality, fine bristles, such as black sable or finch; used to blend and stipple cosmetics or powder into the applied (cream) cosmetic, and clean out deposits impacted in pores.
Texturizing Brush
Destruction of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues; seared, charred, or roasted tissue.
Third Degree Burn
In reference to a photograph, a view which reveals the fullness of the cheeks.
Three Quarter View
A hue into which various quantities of white are mixed.
Tint
A powder which is lightly colored with non-moisture absorbing pigments.
Tinted Powders
The extremity of anything which tapers (e.g. the ___ of the nose; the termination of the forward projection of the nose).
Tip
Any substance used to elevate sunken (emaciated) tissues to a normal level by hypodermic injection.
Tissue Builder
Postmortem accumulation of gas in tissues or cavities brought about by an Anaerobic gas forming bacillus, ex. clostridium perfringens.
Tissue Gas
White, water-insoluble powder used chiefly in white pigments, paints, and cosmetics; noted for its brilliant white color, covering power and permanence.
Titanium Dioxide
The yellowing/browning of the fingernails and fingers from excessive use of cigarettes; a surface discoloration. Can be removed with a 10% lemon juice solution.
Tobacco Tars
A hue mixed with either a small quantity of gray or the complement of the hue, resulting in dulling the hue.
Tone
Like the precious stone its characteristic color is yellow, varying from canary yellow to deep orange; hair of a golden-red.
Topaz (Blonde)
(French) a floor lamp which directs most of the illumination upward.
Torchiere
Disinfection of the surface of the body or an object.
Topical Disinfection
A small wig or patch of false hair covering a bald spot; a hairpiece.
Toupee
A tube about 11cm long that extends from the larynx in the neck to the bronchi in the thoracic cavity.
Trachea (Windpipe)
A natural gum obtained from various Asiatic or East European herbs which swells up in water and is used in the arts, embalming chemicals, and pharmacy.
Tragacanth
Elevation protecting the ear passage (external auditory meatus).
Tragus
(1) Crosswise, lying across the long axis of the body or of a part. (2) Lying or being across; horizontal.
Transverse
Furrows which cross the forehead; acquired facial markings.
Transverse Frontal Sulci
Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to eliminate perfection of distinct images; somewhat transparent.
Translucent
A wig; a false hairpiece employed to enlarge the mass of hair or to permit variation in hair-styling.
Transformation
Passage from one place or condition to another.
Transition
Having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
Transparent
A physical injury or wound caused by external force or violence.
Trauma
A group of three; in color; three separated hues.
Triad
A frontal head form in which the face is wider between the angles of the mandible than it is at the forehead; representing a triangle in shape; formed by three lines and having three angles (least common geometric head form).
Triangular