Restorative Arts Vocabulary A-B Flashcards
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Antemortem and/or postmortem injuries resulting from friction of the skin against a firm object resulting in the removal of the epidermis.
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Abrasions
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A localized accumulation of pus.
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Abscess
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The process of taking in, as in a colored object which absorbs certain rays of light and reflects other rays giving the object its recognizable color. (e.g. an apple is called red if the red rays are reflected and the other rays or light are absorbed).
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Absorption
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To bluntly adjoin another structure; for example, the line of eye closure.
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Abut
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Dimethylketone; a colorless liquid which is used to soften and remove scabs; a solvent for restorative wax, or a stain remover.
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Acetone
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A color not found in the visible spectrum; a neutral color such as white, black, gray and silver and gold (for decorative purposes).
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Achromatic Color
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Solvent which removes gentian violet and methylene blue; solution of 1% hydrochloric acid in 70% ethyl alcohol.
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Acid-Alcohol
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Facial markings that develop during one’s lifetime, primarily as a result of repetitious use of certain muscles.
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Acquired Facial Markings
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`A contractile protein in cells, especially abundant in muscle cells.
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Actin
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Occurs when the arterial supply to an area of the body is increased.
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Active Capillary Congestion
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A process of mixing colored lights on a surface on which the wave lengths of each are combined; adding two or more colored lights together to create another color of light.
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Additive Method
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The pharyngeal tonsil on the roof of the pharynx.
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Adenoids
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Sticking to or adhering closely; substances which may be applied in order to sustain contact of two surfaces.
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Adhesive
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Soft whitish crumbly or greasy material that forms upon the Postmortem hydrolysis and hydrogenation of body fats.
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Adipocere (Grave Wax)
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Of a fatty nature.
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Adipose Tissue
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The act of mixing; state of being mixed.
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Admixture
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Assimilation of gas, vapor, or dissolved matter by the surface of a solid or liquid.
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Adsorption
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A colloidal solution dispensed as a mist.
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Aerosol
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Psychological; a visual impression remaining after the stimulus has been removed/
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After-Image
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A pressured atomizer utilized for spraying liquid pain or cosmetic upon a surface.
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Airbrush
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Arrangement in a straight line.
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Alighment
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A body ridge found on the inferior surface of the Maxilla and the superior surface of the Mandible which contains the sockets for the teeth.
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Alveolar Process
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An abnormal protrusion of the Alveolar Process(es).
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Alveolar Prognathism
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To cut off a limb; to dismember.
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Amputate
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In color harmony, two or more hues which have the same hue in common.
Analogous
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Severe generalized edema.
Anasarca
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Connection between vessels; for example. the Circle of Willis is one of these certain cerebral arteries.
Anastomoses
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Descriptive reference for locating anatomical structures by means of the anatomical structures which are known.
Anatomical Guide
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Points of origin and points of termination in relation to adjacent structures; used to designate the boundaries of arteries.
Anatomical Limits
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The body is erect, feet together, palms facing forward, and thumbs pointed away from the body.
Anatomical Position
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A material or technique employed to secure tissues or restorative materials in a fixed position.
Anchor (Armature)
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A metal instrument with a short "L" bend at the end of the shaft used for abducting vessels and restorative artwork.
Aneurysm Hook
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A sharp turn formed by the meeting of two borders or surfaces.
Angle (Angulus)
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Less than a right angle.
Angle- Acute
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More than a right angle.
Angle- Obtuse
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Any angle not a right or straight angle.
Angle- Oblique
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A bony angle formed by the junction of the posterior edge of the ramus of the mandible and the inferior surface of the body of the mandible.
Angle of the Mandible
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The degree from vertical at which the surface(s) of a prominent feature projects.
Angle of Projection
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An instrument which is used for cutting bandages and/or clothing off the deceased.
Angular Bandage Scissors
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The small convex prominence found lateral to the end of the line of closure of the mouth; a natural facial marking,
Angulus Oris Eminence
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The groove found at each end of the line of closure of the mouth, a natural facial marking.
Angulus Oris Sulcus
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Deviation from the normal.
Anomalies
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The depression just in front of the elbow joint.
Antecubital
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Before death.
Antemortem
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Before or in front of; an anatomical term of position and direction which denotes the front or forward part.
Anterior (Ventral)
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The external nostril openings.
Anterior Nares
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The inner rim of the ear.
Antihelix
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A small eminence obliquely opposite the tragus on the superior border of the lobe of the ear.
Antitragus
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Cavity; for example, the ____ of Highmore, the space in each maxillary bone, or the maxillary sinus.
Antrum
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An opening.
Aperture
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Point end of a conical structure.
Apex
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The bony structure that makes up the shoulder girdle, upper extremities, pelvis, and lower extremities.
Appendicular Skeleton
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Includes the scapula, clavicle, humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges.
Appendicular Skeleton (Upper)
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Includes the os coxa, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges.
Appendicular Skeleton (Lower)
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Watery; prepared with water as a solvent.
Aqueous Humor
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Curved, as the beak of an eagle; as viewed from the profile, a nose which exhibits a "hook" or convexity in its dorsum.
Aquiline
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The web-like middle layer of the three meninges.
Arachnoid Mater
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A structure which exhibits a curved or bow-like outline.
Arch
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The inferior margin of the nasal wing whch forms a distinct concave arc superiorly.
Arch of the Wing
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Containing minute interspaces in a tissue.
Areolar
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Framework; a material, commonly of pliable metal or wood, employed to provide support for a wax restoration.
Armature
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The concentrated, preservative, embalming chemical that will be diluted with water to form the arterial solution for injection into the arterial system during vascular embalming. The purpose is for inactivating saprophytic bacteria and rendering the body tissues less susceptible to decomposition.
Arterial Fluid (Vascular Fluid)
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Act of injecting the arterial system of a body with a liquid to preserve, disinfect, bleach, color, harden, or distend the tissues; a chemical solution so injected.
Arterial Injection
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The mixture of arterial (vascular) fluid and water which is used for the arterial injection and may include supplemental fluids.
Arterial Solution
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A condition of thickening of the coats of the arteries with inflammatory changes, degenerative or productive; specifically, calcareous deposits in the lumen.
Arteriosclerosis
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Place of union between two or more bones.
Articulation
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To draw out liquids or gases by means of suction.
Aspiration
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Lack of symmetry, balance, or proportion.
Asymmetry
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Fatty degeneration or thickening of the walls of the larger arteries occurring in atherosclerosis.
Artheroma
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A form of arteriosclerosis marked by the deposition of lipids in the inner layer of arterial walls.
Atherosclerosis
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A cosmetic instrument with 3 component parts consisting of a container, bulb syringe, and a spray nozzle. A device used to convert liquids into a fine spray.
Atomizer
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A wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue.
Atrophy
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Reddish brown or golden brown color of the hair.
Auburn
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General visceral motor division of the peripheral nervous system; innervates smooth and cardiac muscle, and glands.
Autonomic Nervous System
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Postmortem examination of a body.
Autopsy (Necropsy, Postmortem Examination)
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Situated in or pertaining to an axis (a real or imaginary line that runs through the center of a body or about which a point revolves).
Axial
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This includes 74 bones that form the upright axis of the body and 6 tiny middle ear bones. The bones are skull, hyoid bone, vertebrae, ribs and sternum.
Axial Skeleton
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The armpit area.
Axillary
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Lack of identity of the two halves of a color arrangement which, nevertheless balance each other by means of force and weight illusions.
Balance Asymmetrical Color Arrangement
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Repetition of colors so that quantity, weight and force and identical.
Balance Symmetrical Color Arrangement
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Sheet-cotton, gauze, or other material used in dressing wounds or wrapping a structure.
Bandage
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(1) In cosmetology, the vehicle in a cosmetic (oil base); the initial application of cream or cosmetic; (2) The lower part of anything, the supporting part.
Base
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White, yellow, red, and brown; four hues which correspond to the pigments of the skin.
Basic Pigment
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A network of stitches which cross the borders of a cavity or excision to anchor fillers and to sustain tissues in their proper position.
Basket Weave Suture (Cross Stitch)
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Those areas of the fleshy lips, cheeks, chin, and neck which exhibit hair growth.
Beard Area
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Very light yellowish-brown as of undyed or unbleached wool.
Beige
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Two sides.
Bilateral
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Dissimilarities existing in the two sides or halves of an object.
Bilateral Differences
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The bilateral view, an inferior or superior viewpoint which permits the comparison of the two dies or halves of an object or facial feature.
Bilateral Silhouette
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The symmetry of paired organs, of an organism whose right and left halves are mirror images of each other, or in which a medial longitudinal section divides the organism into equivalent right and left halves.
Bilateral Symmetry
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Greenish fluid secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and released into the small intestine; helps start the breakdown of fats.
Bile
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A reddish-brown (actually yellow) pigment from the result of hemoglobin breakdown.
Bilirubin
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A green discoloration resulting from further breakdown of hemoglobin due to high HCHO index and an acid medium.
Biliverdin
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A material which causes cohesion in loosely assembled substances; specifically, paster of paris or liquid sealer applied in or upon cotton to create a firm, dry foundation.
Binder (Binding Agent)
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Biological agent or condition that constitutes a hazard to humans.
Biohazard
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To divide into two parts, especially two parts of equal size.
Bisect
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An achromatic color; the presence of all color in pigmentation; absence of illumination.
Black
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To whiten by removing color; to make pale.
Blanch
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A chemical which lightens or blanches a skin discoloration.
Bleach
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The act of lightening a discoloration by hypodermic means or by surface compress.
Bleaching
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A chemical which lightens a skin discoloration.
Bleaching Agent
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Color which escapes the edge of a mixture.
Bleed
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To mix or intermingle colors smoothly; to make a gradual change from one color to another.
Blend
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A thing vesicle on the skin containing liquid matter.
Blister
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Tissue that circulates through the vascular system and is composed of approximately 22% solids and 78% water.
Blood
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Discolorations resulting from changes in blood composition, content, or location, either intravascularly or extravascularly.
Blood Discoloration
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The pressure exerted by the blood in the living body on the arterial wall measured in millimeters of mercury.
Blood Pressure
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OSHA REGULATION (28CFR 1910-1030) regulating the employee's exposure to blood and other body fluids. OSHA DEFINITIONS: Blood, human blood components, and products made from human blood.
Bloodborne Pathogen Rule
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Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans; these include, but are not limited to: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Bloodborne Pathogens
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Circulatory network composed of the heart, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins.
Blood Vascular System
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Having relatively large patches of color somewhat different from the remainder of the coloring.
Blotched
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Light yellow in coloration; a term commonly employed to describe hair color.
Blonde
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The most massive portion of a bone; e.g. the horizontal portion of the mandible.
Body of the Bone
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The horizontal portion of the lower jaw.
Body of the Mandible
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Acute, deep-seated inflammation in the skin which usually begins as a subcutaneous swelling in a hair follicle.
Boil (Furuncle)
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A rounded mass of food prepared by the mouth for swallowing.
Bolus
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Pertaining to the arm.
Brachial
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A raised support; the arched portion of the nose which is supported by the nasal bones; a structure or span connecting two parts of a mutilated bone.
Bridge
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A temporary suture consisting of individually cut and tied stitches employed to sustain the proper position of tissues.
Bridge Stitch (Temporary Interrupted Suture)
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Brightness; in colored illumination, the quantity of illumination passing through a color transparency.
Brilliance
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Brown or copper-like in coloration.
Bronze
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Dark brown in coloration; a term commonly employed to describe hair color.
Brunette
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An injury caused by a blow without laceration; a contusion.
Bruise (Ecchymosis)
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The space between the lips and the gums and teeth; the vestibule of the oral cavity.
Buccal Cavity
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Natural, shallow concavities of the cheeks which extend obliquely downward from the medial and lateral margins of the cheekbones.
Buccal Depressions
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The color of tanned leather.
Brown
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The principle muscle of the cheek which compresses the cheeks and forms the lateral wall of the mouth.
Buccinator Muscle
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The vertical furrow of the cheek; an acquired facial marking.
Bucco-Facial Sulcus
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The fleshy or fatty fold known as the double chin.
Buccula
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Teeth which jut out; may occur either with or without protrusion of the gums and may occur in either the maxilla, the mandible, or both.
Buck Teeth
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To oxidize or to cause to the oxidized by fire or equivalent means; a tissue reaction to injury resulting from the application of heat, extreme cold, caustic material, radiation, or electricity.
Burn
