Lab Vocabulary

Question 1

Hair Loss

Answer 1

Alopecia

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Angular Cheilosis

Question 3

absence sense of smell

Answer 3

Anosmia

Question 4

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

Answer 4

cause of anosmia

Question 5

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

Answer 5

branchial cleft cyst

Question 6

condition of the fontanel that may indicate increased intracranial pressure

Answer 6

bulging fontanelle

Question 7

microbial destruction or necrosis of teeth

Answer 7

caries

Question 8

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

Answer 8

cerumen

Question 9

inflammation and cracking of the lips

Answer 9

cheilities

Question 10

a mass of keratinzing squamous epithelium and cholesterol in the middle ear

Answer 10

cholesteatoma

Question 11

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.

Answer 11

causes of cholesteatoma

Question 12

Craniosynostosis

Answer 12

premature closure of sutures of the skull in the infant

Question 13

Chloasma is also known as

Answer 13

mask of pregnancy

Question 14

Chloasma

Answer 14

a common facial discoloration seen in pregnancy

Question 15

Encephalocele

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Epistaxis

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bleeding from the nose

Question 17

Epstein pearls

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Fordyce spots

Answer 18

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 19

Frenulum

Answer 19

small fold of tissue that attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth

Question 20

Gingivitis

Answer 20

inflammation of the gingiva (gums)

Question 21

Hyperthyroidism

Answer 21

overactivity of the thyroid gland

Question 22

Hypothyroidism

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underactivity of the thyroid gland

Question 23

Koplik’s spots

Answer 23

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

Question 24

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.

Question 25

Microcephaly

Answer 25

abnormal smallness of the head

Question 26

Molding

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Oropharynx

Answer 27

area of the throat that is located between the mouth and nasopharynx

Question 28

Ossification

Answer 28

formation of bone tissue

Question 29

Otitis externa

Answer 29

inflammation of the external auditory canal

Question 30

Causes of otitis externa

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usually due to bacterial or fungal infection; swimming, cerumen accumulation, foreign body, and trauma may all be predisposing factors

Question 31

Otitis media

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inflammation/ infection of the middle ear, or tympanum

Question 32

Otosclerosis

Answer 32

deposits of bone resulting in the immobilization of the stapes

Question 33

Peritonsillar abscess

Answer 33

deep infection in the space between the soft palate and tonsil

Question 34

Pharyngitis

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

Question 35

Pinna

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Projecting shell-like structure on the side of the head, auricle (another word for ear)

Question 36

Presbycusis

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the impairment of hearing due to aging

Question 37

Rhinitis

Answer 37

inflammation of the nasal mucosa

Question 38

Rhinorrhea

Answer 38

a thin watery discharge from the nose (runny nose)

Question 39

Thyroglossal duct cyst

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Tinnitus

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an auditory sensation in the absence of sound heard in one or both ears, such as ringing, buzzing, hissing or clicking

Question 41

Tophi

Answer 41

small, whitish uric acid crystals along the peripheral margins of the auricles in persons who may have gout

Question 42

Torticollis "wry neck"

Answer 42

abnormal contraction of the neck muscles resulting in an unnatural positioning of the head (ex. SCM injury)

Question 43

Torus mandibularis

Answer 43

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

Question 44

Torus palatinus

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a bony protuberance in the midline of the hard palate

Question 45

Tympanosclerosis

Answer 45

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

Question 46

Uvula

Answer 46

conical projection of the posterior margin of the soft palate

Question 47

Vertigo

Answer 47

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

Question 48

Webbing

Answer 48

excessive posterior cervical skin that is often associated with chromosomal anomalies

Question 49

Xerostomia

Answer 49

dry mouth