Restorative Arts Terms (B-Ca)

BALANCE ASYMMETRICAL COLOR ARRANGEMENT

Lack of identity of the two halves of a color arrangement which, nevertheless balance each other by means of force and weight illusions.

BALANCE—SYMMETRICAL COLOR ARRANGEMENT

Repetition of colors so that identical quantity, weight and force.

BANDAGE

Sheet-cotton, gauze, or other material used in dressing wounds or wrapping a structure.

BASE

(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.

BASIC PIGMENT

The four hues which correspond to the pigments of the skin. White, yellow, red, and brown; four hues which correspond to the pigments of the skin.

BASKET WEAVE SUTURE aka CROSS STITCH

A network of stitches which cross the borders of a cavity or excision to anchor fillers and to sustain tissues in their proper position.

BEARD AREA

Those areas of the fleshy lips, cheeks, chin, and neck which exhibit hair growth.

BEIGE

Very light yellowish-brown as of undyed or unbleached wool.

BILATERAL

Two sides.

BILATERAL DIFFERENCES

Dissimilarities existing in the two sides or halves of an object.

BILATERAL SILHOUETTE

The bilateral view; an inferior or superior viewpoint which permits the comparison of the two sides or halves of an object or facial feature.

BILATERAL SYMMETRY

The symmetry of paired organs, of an organism whose right and left halves are mirror images of each other, or in which a median longitudinal section divides the organism into equivalent right and left halves.

BILATERAL VIEW

An inferior or superior viewpoint which permits the comparison of the two sides or halves of an object or facial feature.

BILE

Greenish fluid secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and released into the small intestine; helps start the breakdown of fats.

BILIRUBIN

A reddish-brown (actually yellow) pigment from the result of hemoglobin breakdown.

BILIVERDIN

A green discoloration resulting from further breakdown of hemoglobin due to high HCHO index and an acid medium.

BINDER aka BINDING AGENT

A material which causes cohesion in loosely assembled substances; specfically, plaster of Paris or liquid sealer applied in or upon cotton to create a firm, dry foundation.

BIOHAZARD

Biological agent or condition that constitutes a hazard to humans.

BISECT

To divide into two parts, especially two parts of equal size.

BLACK

An achromatic color; the absence of all color in pigmentation.

BLANCH

To whiten by removing color; to make pale.

BLEACH

A chemical which lightens or blanches a skin discoloration.

BLEACHING

The act of lightening a discoloration by hypodermic means or by surface compress.

BLEACHING AGENT

A chemical which lightens a skin discoloration.

BLEED

Color which escapes at the edge of a mixture.

BLEND

To mix or intermingle colors smoothly; to make a gradual change from one color to another.

BLISTER

A thin vesicle on the skin containing liquid matter.

BLONDE - Light yellow in coloration; a term commonly employed to describe hair color.

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BLOOD

Tissue that circulates through the vascular system and is composed of approximately 22% solids and 78% water.

BLOOD DISCOLORATION

Discolorations resulting from changes in blood composition, content, or location, either intravascularly or extravascularly.

BLOOD PRESSURE

The pressure exerted by the blood in the living body on the arterial wall measured in millimeters of mercury.

BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN RULE

OSHA REGULATION (29CFR 1910-1030) regulating the employee's exposure to blood and other body fluids OSHA DEFINITIONS: Blood Human blood, human blood components, and products made from human blood.

BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS

Pathogenic microorganisms that are present inhuman blood and can cause disease in humans; these pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

BLOOD VASCULAR SYSTEM

Circulatory network composed of the heart, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins.

BLOTCHED

Having relatively large patches of color somewhat different from the remainder of the coloring.

BODY of the BONE

The most massive portion of a bone; e.g. the horizontal portion of the mandible.

BODY of the MANDIBLE

The horizontal portion of the lower jaw.

BOIL aka FURUNCLE

Acute, deep-seated inflammation in the skin which usually begins as a subcutaneous swelling in a hair follicle.

BOLUS

A rounded mass of food prepared by the mouth for swallowing.

BRACHIAL

Pertaining to the arm.

BRIDGE

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 STITCH aka INTERRUPTED SUTURE

A temporary suture consisting of individually cut and tied stitches employed to sustain the proper position of tissues.

BRILLIANCE

Brightness; in colored illumination, the quantity of illumination passing through a color transparency.

BRONZE

Brown or copper-like in coloration.

BROWN

The color of tanned leather.

BRUNETTE

Dark brown in coloration; a term commonly employed to describe hair color.

BRUISE aka ECCHYMOSIS

An injury caused by a blow without laceration; a contusion.

BUCCAL CAVITY

The space between the lips and the gums and teeth; the vestibule of the oral cavity.

BUCCAL DEPRESSIONS

Natural, shallow concavities of the cheeks which extend obliquely downward from the medial or lateral margins of the cheekbones.

BUCCINATOR

The principle muscle of the cheek which compresses the cheeks and forms the lateral wall of the mouth.

BUCCO-FACIAL SULCUS

The vertical furrow of the cheek; an acquired facial marking.

BUCCULA

The fleshy or fatty fold known as the double chin.

BURN

To oxidize or to cause to be oxidized by fire or equivalent means; a tissue reaction or injury resulting from the application of heat, extreme cold, caustic material, radiation, friction, or electricity.

CACHEXIA

General deterioration of the body; a state of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting It may occur in many chronic diseases as certain malignancies and advanced pulmonary tuberculosis aka Wasting Syndrome.

CADAVER

The term used to refer to a deceased person who is donated for medical research.

CAKE

In cosmetology, a compressed powder.

CANCER

Any malignant neoplasm, marked by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.

CALVARIUM

The dome-like superior portion of the cranium; that portion removed during cranial autopsy.

CANNON OF UGLINESS

Any great distortion of facial proportions or malformity.

CAPILLARIES

Minute blood vessels, the walls of which comprise a single layer of endothelial cells. Capillaries connect the smallest arteries (arteriole) with the smallest veins (venule) and are where pressure filtration occurs.

CAPILLARY FLUSH

Rosy glow in the cheeks.

CARBOLIC ACID aka PHENOL

Colorless crystals liquefied by water, which is an antiseptic/disinfectant and dries moist tissues and bleaches discolored tissue. Phenol is a derivative of coal tars.

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE

A colorless liquid solvent banned to the public but available as a mortuary hair-cleaner.

CARBUNCLE

Several communicating boils of the skin and subcutaneous tissues with the production and discharge of pus and dead tissue

CARMINE

Purplish-red in coloration.

CAROTENE

The yellow pigment of the skin.

CARPAL

Pertaining to the wrist.

CARTILAGE

A specialized type of dense connective tissue; attached to the ends of bones and forming parts of structures, such as the nasal septum and the framework of the ear.

CAST

Casting; any object which has been made from a mold; the positive reproduction obtained from a negative impression.

CAUCASIAN

Pertaining to, or characteristic of the white race; the division of mankind comprising the chief races of Europe, North Africa and southwestern Asia; named the Caucasian race on the supposition that the people of the Caucasus were typical of the race.

CAUSTIC

A chemical capable of drying tissues by searing.

CAUTERIZING AGENT

A chemical capable of drying tissues by searing; caustic.

CAVITY

A hollow place or area.