EXAM 2 Vocabe

Question 0

Angular Cheilosis

Answer 0

Reddish inflammation of the lip or lips and production of fissures that radiate from the angles of the mouth.

Question 1

Alopecia

Answer 1

Hair Loss

Question 2

Anosomia

Answer 2

absence of the sense of smell. It may be due to lesion of the olfactory nerve, obstruction of the nasal fossa, or functional, without any apparent causative lesion.

Question 3

Branchial cleft cyst

Answer 3

a congenital lesion due to the incomplete involution of the branchial cleft which is usually located in the lateral neck.

Question 4

bulging fontanel

Answer 4

a condition of the fontanel that may indicate increased intracranial pressure.

Question 5

Caries

Answer 5

microbial destruction or necrosis of teeth.

Question 6

Cerumen

Answer 6

the soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion (a modified sebum) of the ceruminous glands of the external auditory meatus.

Question 7

Cheilitis

Answer 7

inflammation and cracking of the lips

Question 8

cholesteatoma

Answer 8

a mss of keratinizing squamus epithelium and cholesterol in the middle of the ear. Usually caused by chronic otitis media, with squamous metaplasia or extension of squamous epithelium inward to line an expanding cystic cavity that may involve the mastoid and erode surrounding bone.

Question 9

craniosynostosis

Answer 9

premature closure of sutures of the skull in an infant.

Question 10

chloasma (mask of pregnancy)

Answer 10

a common fascial discoloration seen in pregnancy.

Question 11

Encephalocele

Answer 11

a neural tube defect with protrusions of brain and membranes that cover the openings in the skull.

Question 12

Epistaxis

Answer 12

Bleeding from the nose.

Question 13

Epstein Pearls

Answer 13

multiple small, white, epithelial inclusions cysts found in the midline of the palate in newborn infants.

Question 14

Fordyce spots

Answer 14

ectopic sebaceous glands of the buccal mucosa appearing as small yellow/white raised lesions found on the inner surface and vermilion border of the lips.

Question 15

Frenulum

Answer 15

small fold of tissue that attaches thetongue to the floor of the mouth.

Question 16

Gingivitis

Answer 16

inflammation of the gingiva (gums)

Question 17

HYperthyroidism

Answer 17

overactivity of thyroid gland

Question 18

hypothyroidism

Answer 18

underactivity of thyroid.

Question 19

koplik’s spots

Answer 19

small red spots with bluish/white centers on the buccal mucosa opposite the molar teeth, appearing in the prodromal stage of measles.

Question 20

Leukoplakia

Answer 20

circumscribed, firmly attached, thick white patches on the tongue and other mucous membranes, often occurring as a precancerous growth. Often this is associated with pipe smoking and snuff.

Question 21

Microcephaly

Answer 21

abnormal smallness of the head.

Question 22

molding

Answer 22

the size and shaping of the head of a newborn in accomodation to the birth canal.

Question 23

oropharynx

Answer 23

area of throat that is located between the mouth and nasopharynx

Question 24

ossification

Answer 24

formation of bone tissue

Question 25

otitis externa

Answer 25

inflammation of the external auditory canal, usually due to bacterial or fungal infections, swimming, cerumen accumulation, foreign body, and trauma may all be predisposing factors.

Question 26

Otitis media

Answer 26

inflammation/infection of the middle ear or tympanum.

Question 27

otosclerosis

Answer 27

deposits of bone resulting in the immobilization of the stapes.

Question 28

Peritonsillar abscess

Answer 28

deep infection in the space between the soft palate and tonsil.

Question 29

pharyngitis

Answer 29

inflammation/infection of the mucous membrane and underlying parts of the pharynx

Question 30

Pinna

Answer 30

projecting shell-like structure on the side of the head, auricle.

Question 31

Presbycusis

Answer 31

THe impairment of hearing due to aging.

Question 32

Rhinitis

Answer 32

Inflammation of the nasal mucosa.

Question 33

Rhinorrhea

Answer 33

a thn watery discharge from the nose.

Question 34

Thyroglossal duct cyst

Answer 34

a palpable cystic mass in the neck due to incomplete closure of the Thyroglossal duct.

Question 35

Tinnitus

Answer 35

an auditory sensation in the absence of sound hearin in one or both ears, such as ringing.

Question 36

Tophi

Answer 36

Small, whitish uric acid crystals along the peripheral margins f the auricles in persons who have gout.

Question 37

torticullis "wry neck"

Answer 37

abnormal contraction of the neck muscles resulting in an unnatural positioning of the head.

Question 38

torus mandibularis

Answer 38

a bony protuberance on the lingual aspect of the lower jaw in the canine-premolar region

Question 39

torus palantinus

Answer 39

a bony protuberance in the midline of the hard palate.

Question 40

tympanosclerosis

Answer 40

the formation of dense connective tissure in the middle ear, often resulting in hearing loss when the ossicles are involved.

Question 41

Uvula

Answer 41

conical projection of the posterior margin of the soft palate.

Question 42

vertigo

Answer 42

illusion of rotational movement in a patient that is often associated with an inner ear disorder.

Question 43

webbing

Answer 43

excessive posterior cervical skin that is associated with chromosomal anomalies.

Question 44

Xerostomia

Answer 44

DRY MOUTH