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Oral Pathology
Oral Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agranulocytosis | Marked decrease in the number of granulocytes, particularly neutrophils |
| Anemia | Reduction of the number of RBCs, quantity of hemoglobin, or volume of packed RBCs to less than normal |
| Arthralgia | Severe pain in a joint |
| Autoimmunity | Immune-mediated destruction of the body's own cells and tissues; immunity against itself |
| Catabolism | component of metabolism that involves the breakdown of tissues |
| Coagulation | formation of a clot |
| Ecchymosis | small, flat, hemorrhagic patch, larger than a petechia, on the skin or mucous membrane |
| Fibrin | insoluble protein that is essential to the clotting of blood. |
| Hemotocrit | volume percentage of RBCs in whole blood |
| Hemolysis | release of hemoglobin from RBCs by destruction of the cells |
| Hemostasis | Stoppage or cessation of bleeding |
| Hepatomegaly | Enlargement of the liver |
| Hormone | chemical substance produced in the body that has a specific regulatory effect on certain cells or a certain organ or organs |
| Hypercalcemia | excess of calcium in the blood |
| Hyperglycemia | excess of glucose in the blood |
| Hypochromic | stained less intensely than normal |
| Hypophosphatemia | deficiency of phosphates in the blood |
| insulin | hormone produced inthe pancreas by the beta cells in the islets of Langerhans; insulin regulates glucose metabolism and is the major fuel-regulating hormone |
| Ketoacidosis | Accumulation of acid int he body resulting from accumulation of ketone bodies |
| Microcyte | RBC that is smaller than normal |
| Myalgia | muscle pain |
| Neutropenia | decrease number of neutrophils in the blood |
| Osteoporosis | abnormal rarefaction of bone |
| Parathormone | parathyroid hormone |
| petechia | minute red spot on the skin or mucous membrane caused by escape of a small amount of blood |
| Platelet | disc-shaped structure, also called thrombocyte, found in the blood; it plays and important role in blood coagulation |
| Polycythemia | increase in the total red blood cell mass in the blood |
| Polydipsia | chronic excessive thirst and intake in fluid |
| Purpura | Blood disorders characterized by purplish or brownish-red discolorations caused by bleeding into the skin or tissues |
| Receptor | cell surface protein to which a specific hormone can bid; such binding leads to biochemical events |
| Splenomegaly | Enlargement of the spleen |
| Thrombocyte | platelet |
| Thrombocytopenia | Decrease in the number of platelets in circulating blood |
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