Descriptive terminology path
Across
- 2. Linear cleavage or cleft
- 5. Superficial loss of surface epithelium
- 6. flat area of hemorrhage larger than 2cm; “bruise”
- 7. flat hemorrhage into the skin, larger than petechia, but less than/equal 2cm
- 13. Dried blood, serum or purulent exudate on the skin surface
- 14. Flakes of retained surface keratin
- 15. flat round pinpoint areas of hemorrhage, usually 3mm or less
- 18. Abnormally swollen, distended or dilated
- 19. inflammation or trauma
- 20. Flat, raised, depressed
- 21. Superficial circumscribed cavity filled with purulent exudate
- 23. Foreign material
- 25. usually blisterform
- 26. vascular lesions and cysts
- 28. non specific term; any large, solid mass; may be benign or malignant
- 29. Foreign material in the tissues
Down
- 1. Pigment, pus, lymphoid tissue, adipose tissue
- 3. Non specific term used to describe a clinical abnormality
- 4. base is narrower than widest part
- 8. normal oral mucosa
- 9. Fluid filled, elevated, superficial, 5mm or less in diameter
- 10. implies injury, infection, or inflammatory response
- 11. Vascular lesions or blood pigments
- 12. Base is widest part of lesion
- 16. altered epithelium or lamina propia
- 17. No elevation or depression
- 21. Macula over 2cm in diameter
- 22. Smooth, rough, matte, shaggy, lobulated, pebbly, granular, papillary, verrucous, corrugated
- 24. Complete loss of surface epithelium
- 26. Melanin or hemosiderin
- 27. Fluid filled, elevated, superficial greater than 5mm in diameter