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Matures in the thymus, produces lymphokines, and increases or suppresses humoral immunity.
What are T-Lymphocytes
Another name for a common wart
What is verruca vulgaris
Clinical term used to identify a white patch or plaquelike lesion of the oral mucosa that cannot be wiped off or diagnosed as another disease
What is leukoplakia
A minute red spot on the skin or mucous membrane caused by escape of a small amount of blood
What is petechia
Induced inadvertently by a medical or dental care provider by a treatment or a diagnostic procedure
What is Iatrogenic
Diagnostic sign whereby the superficial epithelium separates easily from the basal layer on exertion of firm, sliding manual pressure with the fingers or a tongue blade
What is Nikolsky sign
A tumorlike mass of inflammatory tissue consisting of a central collection of macrophages, often including multinucleated giant cells, surrounded by lymphocytes
What is a granuloma
Composed of well differentiated cells, slow growing, and does not spread
What is a benign tumor
Decreased number of neutrophils in the blood
What is neutropenia
A drug used to reduce anxiety
What is anxiolytic
A pathologic condition producing a butterfly - shaped lesion on the face. More prominent in females than males
What is Lupus erythematosus
A disease caused by a microorganism that does not ordinarily cause disease but becomes pathogenic under certain circumstances
What is an opportunistic infection
Confined to the site of origin without invasion of neighboring tissues
What is In Situ
Has a painful burning tongue, atrophy of papillae of tongue, and ulceration of the oral mucosa, due to a protein found in wheat and wheat products
What is Celiac Disease
Acute, self-limiting loss of muscle control on one side of the face.
What is Bell's Palsy
A specialized dendritic cell found in the skin and mucosal tissue that is involved in the immune response
What are Langerhans cells
A stage of a disease that shows a mucous patch
What is secondary syphilis
An overproduction of atypical lymphocytes in the bone marrow that results in an increase in lymphocytes in the circulating blood
What is Leukemia
The most common cause of secondary hyperparathyroidism
What is kidney failure
A degenerative joint disease
What is Osteoarthritis
Target lesions are associated with this disease
What is Erythema multiforme
Has characteristics such as candidiasis, hairy leukoplakia, and kaposi sarcoma
What is HIV or AIDS
An odontogenic tumor appearing as a well-circumscribed radiolucency located in the anterior maxilla of adolescent girls
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor
A reduced trabecular pattern of bone, which can be seen on dental imaging studies
What is Sickle Cell Anemia
The most important aspect of management of temporomandibular disorder
What is A correct diagnosis