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Wilkins Ch. 10
EOIO
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A little white or reddish ulcer | Aphtha |
| Outer scab-like layer of solid matter formed by drying of a body exudate or secretion | Crust |
| A closed, epithelial-lined sac, normal or pathologic, that contains fluid or other material | Cyst |
| Back surface; opposite of ventral | Dorsal |
| Outermost & nonvascular layers of the skin composed of basal, spinous, granular, & horny layer | Epidermis |
| The dermis or true skin just beneath the epidermis; well supplied with nerves & blood vessels | Corium |
| Soft tissue slightly depressed lesion in which the epithelium above the basal layer is denuded | Erosion |
| Red area of variable size & shape; reaction to irritation, radiation, or injury | Erythemia |
| Growing outward | Exophytic |
| A benign bony growth projecting from the surface of the bone | Exostosis |
| A narrow slit or cleft in the epidermis where infected ulceration, inflammation, & pain can result | Fissure |
| Pertaining to or used in legal proceedings | Forensic |
| Of unknown etiology | Idiopathic |
| Hardened; abnormally hard | Indurated |
| Disease of the lymph nodes; regional lymph node enlargement | Lymphadenopathy |
| Science that deals with form & structure | Morphology |
| Perceiving by sense of touch | Palpation |
| Small, nipple-shaped projection or elevation | Papilla |
| Circumscribed flat lesion larger than a macule; differentiated from surrounding epidermis by color and/or texture | Patch |
| Elevated lesion attached by a thin stalk | Pedunculated |
| Hemorrhagic spot of pinpoint to pinhead size | Petechia |
| Any growth or mass protruding from a mucous membrane | Polyp |
| A loose membranous layer of exudate containing microorganisms, precipitated fibrin, necrotic cells, & inflammatory cells produced during an inflammatory reaction on the surface of a tissue | Pseudomembrane |
| Marked with points or punctures differentiated from the surrounding surface by color, elevation, or texture | Punctate |
| Containing, forming, or discharging pus | Purulent |
| Reddening of the skin | Rubefacient |
| Cicatrix; mark remaining after healing of a wound or healing following a surgical intervention | Scar |
| Induration or hardening | Sclerosis |
| Elevated lesion with a broad base | Sessile |
| Collective term that includes a wide range of disorders of the masticatory system | Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) |
| Bony elevation or prominence usually located on the midline of the hard palate & lingual surface of the mandible in the premolar area | Torus |
| Motor disturbance of the trigeminal nerve, especially spasm of the masticatory muscles with difficulty in opening the mouth | Trismus |
| Anterior or inferior surface; opposite of dorsal | Ventral |
| A wartlike growth | Verruca |
| Type of palpation that uses a single finger | digital |
| Palpation type that uses a finger & thumb of the same hand | bidigital |
| Use of finger or fingers & thumb from each hand applied simultaneously in coordination | bimanual palpation |
| The 2 hands are used at the same time to examine corresponding structures on opposite sides of the body | bilateral palpation |
| A small circumscribed lesion(1 cm or less in diameter) with a thin surface covering | Vesicle |
| Lesion may be more or less than 5 mm in diameter & contains pus | Pustule |
| A large lesion (more than 1 cm) that is filled with fluid | Bulla |
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