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Bulla
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Circumscribed
elevated lesion >5mm
filled w serous fluid
looks like blister
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Lobule
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Lobe or segment part of a whole
hard or soft
may appear fused together
tori
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Macule
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Flat and does not protrude above surface
color different from surrounding tissue
ex: freckles
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Papule
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Small circumscribed lesion
elevated or protrudes<1cm
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Pedunculated
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Attached by a stemlike or stalk base similar to a mushroom
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Pustules
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Circumscribed
elevations containing pus
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Sessile
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Base of a lesion that is flat or broad
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Vesicle
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Small elevated lesion <1cm contains serous fluid
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Palpation
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Evaluation of a lesion by feeling
determine texture
soft firm semifirm fluidfilled
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Nodule
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Palpable solid lesion up to 1cm found in soft tissue
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Common lesion colors
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Red pink salmon gray blue-black brown black and white
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Erythema
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Abnormal redness of the mucosa or gingiva
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Pallor
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Paleness of skin or mucosal tissues
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Cm
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1/100 of a meter
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Millimeter
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1/1000 of a meter periodontal probe
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