EXAM 2 Vocabe Flashcards

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Angular Cheilosis

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

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Alopecia

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Hair Loss

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Anosomia

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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.

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Branchial cleft cyst

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

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bulging fontanel

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

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Caries

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microbial destruction or necrosis of teeth.

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Cerumen

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

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Cheilitis

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inflammation and cracking of the lips

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cholesteatoma

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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.

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craniosynostosis

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premature closure of sutures of the skull in an infant.

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chloasma (mask of pregnancy)

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a common fascial discoloration seen in pregnancy.

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Encephalocele

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

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Epistaxis

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Bleeding from the nose.

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Epstein Pearls

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

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Fordyce spots

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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.

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Frenulum

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

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Gingivitis

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inflammation of the gingiva (gums)

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HYperthyroidism

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overactivity of thyroid gland

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hypothyroidism

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underactivity of thyroid.

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koplik’s spots

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

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Leukoplakia

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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.

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Microcephaly

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abnormal smallness of the head.

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molding

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

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oropharynx

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area of throat that is located between the mouth and nasopharynx

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ossification

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formation of bone tissue

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otitis externa

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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.

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Otitis media

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inflammation/infection of the middle ear or tympanum.

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otosclerosis

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deposits of bone resulting in the immobilization of the stapes.

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Peritonsillar abscess

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

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pharyngitis

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

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Pinna

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

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Presbycusis

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THe impairment of hearing due to aging.

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Rhinitis

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Inflammation of the nasal mucosa.

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Rhinorrhea

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a thn watery discharge from the nose.

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Thyroglossal duct cyst

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

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Tinnitus

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

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Tophi

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

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torticullis “wry neck”

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

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torus mandibularis

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

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torus palantinus

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a bony protuberance in the midline of the hard palate.

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tympanosclerosis

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

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Uvula

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conical projection of the posterior margin of the soft palate.

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vertigo

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

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webbing

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excessive posterior cervical skin that is associated with chromosomal anomalies.

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Xerostomia

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