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Macule

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A flat lesion, even with the skin, has a distinct color change; a freckle, for example.

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Bulla

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A circumscribed, elevated lesion that is > 5mm in diameter

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Papule

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A small, elevated, circumscribed lesion usually < 1cm

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Pedunculated

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Attached by a stalk-like base, similar to a mushroom

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Pustules

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Elevated lesions that contain pus

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Vesicle

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A small, elevated lesion, < 1cm containing serous fluid

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Nodule

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A palpable, solid lesion up to 1cm

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Erythema

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Abnormal redness of the mucosa or gingiva

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Corrugated

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Wrinkled appearance

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Papillary

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Small, nipple-like projections, found in clusters

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Fordyce Granules

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Clusters of ectopic sebaceous glands

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Melanin

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The pigment that gives color to the skin, eyes, etc.

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Retrocuspid Papilla

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A sessile nodule on the gingival margin, lingual to #22 and 27

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Lingual Varicosities

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Prominent lingual veins

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Hairy tongue

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Increase accumulation of keratin on the filiform papilla

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After arriving at a different diagnosis, information from which of the above categories will establish a final or definitive diagnosis

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Microscopic

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When response to the application of an antifungal ointment to angular chelitis is used as a diagnostic procedure, which diagnostic process is being used?

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Therapeutic

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Which of the above diagnostic categories would the dental hygienist most easily apply to the preliminary evaluation of an oral lesion

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Clinical

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Which of the following terms would be used to describe mandibular tori?

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Lobulated

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Historical diagnosis can include

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Age and sex, family history, race and medical history, and duration of lesion

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In the study discussed in the Staumbaugh article, what % of the conventional keyboards/mouse devices not disinfected or cleansed in the initial evaluation harbored coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species?

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88.6%

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Acute

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Of short duration, or short and severe course

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Atrophy

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Decrease in size and function of a cell, tissue or organ

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Chemotaxis

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The directed movement of WBC to the area of injury by chemical mediators

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Chronic

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Of long duration

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Exudate

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Inflammatory fluid formed as a reaction to injury

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Hyperemia

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An excess of blood 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 normal cells

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Hypertrophy

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An enlargement of a tissue or organ resulting from an increase in the size of the cells

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Leukocytosis

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A temporary increase in the number of WBC circulating in the blood

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Lymphadenopathy

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Enlarged and palpable lymph nodes

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Necrosis

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Pathological death of one or more cells

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Peripheral

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Located away from the center

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Phagocytosis

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The process of ingestion and digestion of cells

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Regeneration

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The process by which injured tissue is replaced with identical tissues

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Repair

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The restoration of damaged or diseased tissue

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Autozomes

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None-sex chromosomes, identical for men and women

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Carrier

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Clinically normal who can transmit a recessive trait

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Diploid

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Having two sets of chromosomes

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Dominant

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A trait or characteristic, carried by only one of a pair is manifested

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Hypotrichosis

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Presence of less than the normal amount of hair

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Syndrome

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Set of signs and symptoms occurring together

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Meiosis

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Two step cellular division of the original germ cells

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Mutation

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Permanent change in the arrangement of genetic material

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Trisomy

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Pair of chromosomes with an identical extra chromosome

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Hypohydrosis

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Abnormally diminished secretion of sweat

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Patients with an X-linked hereditary condition:

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Are generally affected more severely in men

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Which of the following is the most serious component of Gardner syndrome?

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Intestinal polyposis

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This inheritance pattern, also known as Osler-Rendu-Parkes Weber Syndrome, is characterized by multiple capillary dilations of the skin and mucous membranes

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Hereditary Hemorrhaghic Telangiectasia

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Taurodontic Teeth

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Are pyramidal in shape

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Which of the following is true for Von Recklinghausen disease?

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Patients have multiple neurofibromas

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Gross chromosomal abnormalities are the result of the alteration of numbers during development of the alteration of the structure. Euploid refers to:

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A complete second set of chromosomes

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The major concern for a dental hygienist when treating a patient with cyclic neutropenia should be:

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The number of circulating neutrophils

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Exophytic boney projections developing on the buccal surface are called:

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Exostosis

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Occurring in 1 in 20,000 births, this defect is known for a defect in collagen formation resulting in easily fractured bones

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta

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In Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a genetic defect in collagen and connective tissue synthesis, all of the following complications exist except:

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Hypodontia of primary teeth

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