Mcg-Final Exam Oral Pathology Vocabulary

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(study of {logos} of suffering {pathos}) - the study of disease dealing with the
etiology, pathogenesis, gross, structural and functional alterations coupled with clinical
implications

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Pathology

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specialty of dentistry and pathology which deals with the
nature, identification, and management of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions.
It is a science that investigates the causes, processes, and effects of these diseases

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Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

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state of harmony with the environment

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Health:

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loss of harmony due to cell injury

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Disease

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study of cause of disease

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Etiology

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sequence of development of a disease

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Pathogenesis

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subjective findings from the patient

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Symptoms

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objective findings by the clinician

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Physical signs

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a listing of possible diseases that might be responsible for the clinical
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Differential diagnosis:

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final determination of nature of disease

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Diagnosis

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the eventual outcome of the disease

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Prognosis

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tissue obtained from a living organism for diagnosis

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Biopsy

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sequence of development of a disease

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Pathogenesis

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study of an organism following death

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Autopsy

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subjective findings from the patient

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Symptoms

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objective findings by the clinician

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Physical signs

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a reaction of vascular living tissue to local injury

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Inflammation:

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unidirectional migration of cells oriented along a chemical gradient

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Chemotaxis

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a listing of possible diseases that might be responsible for the clinical
findings

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Differential diagnosis:

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final determination of nature of disease

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Diagnosis

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the eventual outcome of the disease

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Prognosis

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tissue obtained from a living organism for diagnosis

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Biopsy

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study of an organism following death

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Autopsy

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a reaction of vascular living tissue to local injury

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Inflammation:

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unidirectional migration of cells oriented along a chemical gradient

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Chemotaxis

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the course of engulfment and interalization of foreign materials

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Phagocytosis:

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abnormal, unrestricted, uncoordinated cellular growth derived from a tissue, the cells
of which have undergone an abnormal, usually irreversible differentiation

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Neoplasia

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the study of neoplasms and their treatment

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Oncology

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in oncology this term means a neoplasm

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Tumor:

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common term for all malignant tumors

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Cancer

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local, non-disseminating neoplasm

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Benign

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implies invasion, potential of rapid growth and metastasis

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Malignant

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efers to a secondary growth at a distance from the primary site

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Metastasis:

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malignant neoplasm of epithelial origin

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Carcinoma

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malignant tumor of mesenchymal origin

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Sarcoma

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a localized overgrowth of normal tissue indigenous to a site

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Hamartoma