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| removed completely(excised) usually w/ laser therapy |
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| thickening of prickle cell later of the epithelium (stratum spinosum layer) |
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| a hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop immediate allergic rxns to substances such as pollen, food, dander, and insect venoms and manifested by hay fever, athsma, or similar allergic reactions |
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| over production of keratin in skin as result of friction |
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| produced by chemical or thermal burns where the cells become necrotic but maintain their original cell outline |
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| areas of atrophy w/ loss of filiform papillae |
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| morphologic changes that cells go thru as they evolve from normal to malignant, and as such represent premalignant change: alteration in size, shape, and organization of adult cells |
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| normal sebaceous glands found in oral mucosa. Rarely found in children since sebaceous glands develop fully only under influence of androgenic hormones produced at puberty |
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| aka white patch, term used to describe and undiagnosed white lesion or patch that does not wipe off. |
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| inherited oral mucosal disorders that produced keratinized (white) lesions of oral mucosa. Bc they are inherited, they tend to appear early in age or at birth and often multifocal affecting large areas of the oral mucosa. Ex. White Sponge Nevus |
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| elongated forms of the organisms ( as cells die they lie on the surface of tissues as white plaque matted together) |
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| thickening of the horny layer(stratum corneum) of epidermis or mucosa by increased keratin production. Also called hyperkatinization |
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| ability of disease to affect chronically irritated tissue |
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| chromosomal material that stains darkly when exposed to specific staining solns |
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| false membrane ( plaques that can be scraped off w/ a tongue blade or stiff instrument, due to designation |
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| clinically detectable morphologic tissue change that has higher risk of developing into oral cancer than normal tissue |
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| proliferative verrucous leukoplakia |
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| aggressive form of leukoplakia that tends to be multifocal and progressive and normally shows a high incidence of progression to carcinoma. These lesions show irregular or verrucous (wart-like) surface texture |
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| soft tissue area posterior to MN molars toward pharynx |
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| placing lit end of cigarette in mouth and inhaling |
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| (erytholeukoplakia) lesions exhibiting both red and white components in the mouth on oral mucous membranes |
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| keratotic white surface pattern of very fine interlacing lines as seen in Lichen planus |
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