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Ch 17 Oral Pathology
| Defintion | Term |
|---|---|
| the study of disease | Pathology |
| area of tissue damaged, through injury or disease | Lesion |
| a noncancerous growth filled with liquid or a semisolid material with a definite wall | Cyst |
| localized collection of pus anywhere in the body | Abscess |
| a swelling or mass of blood collected in one area or organ | Hematoma |
| Term for bruising | Ecchythmosis |
| Superficial infection that is caused by a yeastlike fungus | Candidiasis |
| Inflammation of cellular and connective tissue | Cellulitis |
| Inflammation of the tongue | Glossitis |
| Dryness of the mouth caused by reduction of saliva | Xerostomia |
| removal of tissue from living patients for diagnostic examination | Biopsy |
| spread of disease from one part of the body to another | Metastasize |
| small, pinpoint red spots that appear on the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane | Petechiae |
| Bony growth within the oral cavity | Tori |