EXAM 2 Vocabe Flashcards
Angular Cheilosis
Reddish inflammation of the lip or lips and production of fissures that radiate from the angles of the mouth.
Alopecia
Hair Loss
Anosomia
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.
Branchial cleft cyst
a congenital lesion due to the incomplete involution of the branchial cleft which is usually located in the lateral neck.
bulging fontanel
a condition of the fontanel that may indicate increased intracranial pressure.
Caries
microbial destruction or necrosis of teeth.
Cerumen
the soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion (a modified sebum) of the ceruminous glands of the external auditory meatus.
Cheilitis
inflammation and cracking of the lips
cholesteatoma
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.
craniosynostosis
premature closure of sutures of the skull in an infant.
chloasma (mask of pregnancy)
a common fascial discoloration seen in pregnancy.
Encephalocele
a neural tube defect with protrusions of brain and membranes that cover the openings in the skull.
Epistaxis
Bleeding from the nose.
Epstein Pearls
multiple small, white, epithelial inclusions cysts found in the midline of the palate in newborn infants.
Fordyce spots
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.
Frenulum
small fold of tissue that attaches thetongue to the floor of the mouth.
Gingivitis
inflammation of the gingiva (gums)
HYperthyroidism
overactivity of thyroid gland