Dental Path Terminology
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| Bulla | large blister, greater than 5mm in diameter
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| Cyst | pathologic epithelium-lined cavity, often filled with liquid or semi-solid contents
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| Ecchymosis | nonevelated area of hemorrhage, larger than a petechiae
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| Endophytic | grows inward, down into the underlying tissue
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| Erosion | superficial lesion, often arising secondary to rupture of a vesicle or bulla, characterized by partial or total loss of the surface epithelium
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| Exophytic | a lesion that grows outward from the surface
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| Expansile | causes expansion of the affected tissue
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| Fissure | narrow slit-like groove
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| Fluctuant | fluid filled
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| Macule | focal area of color change which is not elevated or depressed in relation to its surroundings
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| Multilocular | describing a radiolucent lesion having several of many components
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| Nodule | solid, raised lesion which is greater than 5 mm in diameter
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| Papillary | describing a tumor or growth exhibiting numerous surface projections
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| Papule | solid, raised lesion which is less than 5mm in diameter
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| Pedunculated | describing a tumor or growth whose base is narrower than the widest part of the lesion
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| Petechia | round, pinpoint area of hemorrhage
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| Plaque | lesion that is slightly elevated and is flat on its surface, may be the same color or different color from the adjacent tissue
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| Pustule | blister filled with purulent exudate
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| Sessile | describing a tumor or growth whose base is the widest part of the lesion
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| Telangiectasia | vascular lesion cause by dilatation of a small, superficial blood vessel
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| Ulcer | lesion characterized by loss of the surface epithelium and frequently some of the underlying connective tissue It often appears depressed or excavated
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| Unilocular | describing a radiolucent lesion having a single compartment
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| Verrucous | describing a tumor or growth exhibiting a rough, wart-like surface
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| Vesicle | superficial blister, 5mm or less in diameter, usually filled with clear fluid
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| Corticated | having a cortex or thin outer layer, in our case, a rim of bone along the peripheral borders of a lesion
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