Oral Path ch 7 - vocab

Deviating from the usual or natural type; atypical

Characterized by a loss of differentiation of cells and their orientation to one another

Fragments of abnormal immunoglobulins excreted in the urine of patients with multiple myeloma

A condition that is not life threatening, not cancerous, not malignant.

A tumor that is not malignant and favorable for treatment and recovery

Malignant tumor of the epithelium

In oral pathology, describing a tumor or lesion occurring within bone

Disordered growth; alteration in size, shape, and organization of adult cells

surrounded by a dense band of fibrous connective tissue

a clinical term used to describe an oral mucosal lesion that appears as a smooth red patch or a granular red and velvety patch

complete surgical removal without cutting into the lesion

surgical removal

microscopic staining that is more intense than normal

abnormal increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue

a protein, also called an antibody, synthesized by plasma cells in response to a specific antigen

Occurring without known cause

Confined to the site of origin without invasion of neighboring tissues

infiltration and active destruction of surrounding tissues

clinical term used to identify a white, plaquelike lesion of the oral mucosa that cannot be wiped off or diagnosed as any other disease

tending to produce death, able to metastasize; describing cancer

cancer; a tumor that is resistant to treatment and may cause death; a tumor that has the potential for uncontrolled growth and dissemination or recurrence, or both

transport of neoplastic cells to parts of the body remote from the primary tumor and the establishment of new tumors at those sites

tumor formed by cells that have been transported from the primary tumor to sites not connected with the original tumor

a term used in a microscopy to describe dividing cells caught in the process of mitosis

an elevation of a single type of immunoglobulin

new growth; the formation of tumors by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells

Tumor; a new growth of tissue in which growth is uncontrolled and progressive

a ring of lymphatic tissue formed by the two palatine tonsils, the pharyngeal tonsil, the lingual tonsil, and intervening lymphoid tissue.

pertaining to the formation of tumors by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells

a peripheral nerve sheath tumor

a benign tumor consisting of melanocytes

tooth forming

the study of tumors or neoplasms

attached by a stalk

in oral pathology, describing a lesion that occurs on the gingiva or alveolar mucosa

occurring in various forms

original tumor

malignant tumor of the connective tissue

attached by a broad base

neoplasm

absence of normal differentiation