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OralPathology
For Test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does SSSSCCLH stand for? | Size,Shape,Symptoms,Surface Texture, Color, Consistency, Location, History/Justification |
| Idiopathic | Of unknown cause |
| Symptom | An abnormality noted by the patient |
| Sign | An abnormality noted by another observer |
| Etiology | The cause of a particular disease |
| Differential Diagnosis | The educated limitaton of symptoms or clinical presentations to few most likely diseases that would present with similar symptoms |
| Nodule | A solid mass of tissue that has the dimension of depth. Less than 1 cm in diameter, extend deeper than papules into the dermis |
| Tumor | A solid mass of tissue larger than 1 cm in diameter |
| Cyst | An epithelially lined, often fluide-filled mass in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue |
| Vesicle | Circumscribed, fluid-filled elevation that is less than 1 cm in diameter. |
| Pustule | Circumscribed elevation filled with purulent exudate resulting from an infection |
| Plaque | A flat, solid, raised area that is greater than 1 cm in diameter |
| Papule | A superficial, elevated, solid lesion that is smaller than 1 cm in diameter |
| Bulla | A vesicle that is greater than 1 cm. and fluid filled |
| Fissure | A normal or abnormal linear cleft in the epidermis |
| Erosion | A soft tissue lesion in which the epithelium above the basal cell layer is denuded |
| Patch | A circumscribed area larger than 1 cm and differentiated from surrounding epidermis by color, texture or both |
| Macule | A well-circumscribed area of epidermis or mucosa distinguished by color from its surroundings, 1 cm or smaller |
| ulcer | A wound that exhibits necrosis extending beyond the basal layer of epithelium and into the dermis |
| sinus | An abnormal tract or fistula that leads from a cyst to the surface of the epidermis |
| Multilocular | Soap-bubble appearance |
| Diffuse | Not well-defined borders |
| Unilocular | Having one well-defined compartment |
| Papillary | Cauliflower-like surface texture |
| Pedunculated | Stalk-like base |
| Sessile | Broad flat base |
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