Flashcards in Chapter 1-Lesions Deck (21):
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Bulla
Elevated
More than 5mm
Looks like blister
Serous fluid
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Lobule
Tori
Part or while sometimes fused
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Macule
Color difference from surrounding tissue
Flat and does not protrude the surface
Example is a freckle
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Papule
Small less then 1cm elevated
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Pedunculated
Attached similar to mushroom shape
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Pustules
Elevations containing pus
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Sessile
Base of lesion is flat or broad instead is stemlike
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Vesicle
Small
Elevated
Less than 1cm
Serous fluid
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Nodule
Palpable solid lesion up to 1 cm in diameter found in soft tissue it can occur above level with or beneath the skin surface
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Palpation
The elevation of a lesion by feeling it with the fingers to determine the texture of the area; the descriptive terms for palpation are soft, firm, semi firm, and fluid filled; these terms also describe the consistency of the lesion
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Erythema
Abnormal redness of the Mucosa or gingiva
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Erythroplakia
Clinical term used to describe an oral mucosal lesions that appears as a smooth raised patch or granular patch or velvety patch
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Leukoplakia
Clinical term used for a white plaquelike lesion on the oral mucosa that cannot be rubbed off or diagnosed as a specific disease
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Pallor
Paleness of the skin or mucosal tissue
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Corrugated
Wrinkled
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Fissure
A cleft or groove, normal or otherwise, showing prominent depth
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Papillary
Resembling small, nipple shaped projections were elevations found in clusters
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Smooth, rough, folded
Terms used to describe the surface texture of a lesion
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Coalescence
The process by which parts of a whole doing together, or fuse, to make one
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Diffuse
Describes a lesion with orders that are not well defined, making it impossible to detect the exact parameter of the lesion; this may make treatment more difficult and, depending on the biopsy results, more radical
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