Vocab

Question 1

Alopecia

Answer 1

Hair loss

Question 2

Angular Cheilosis

Answer 2

reddish inflammation of the lips/fissure from angles of mouth

Question 3

Anosmia

Answer 3

absence of sense of smell.

-due to lesion of olfactory nerve, or obstruction of nasal fossae, or functional without any apparent causative lesion

Question 4

Branchial cleft cyst

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Bulging fontanel

Answer 5

indicate increased intracranial pressure

Question 6

Caries

Answer 6

microbial destruction or necrosis of teeth

Question 7

cerumen

Answer 7

ear wax of ceruminous glands of external meatus

Question 8

cheilitis

Answer 8

inflammation and cracking of lips

Question 9

cholesteatoma

Answer 9

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

Question 10

craniosynostosis

Answer 10

premature closure of sutures of skull in infant

Question 11

chloasma (mask of prego)

Answer 11

common facial discoloration seen in prego

Question 12

encephalocele

Answer 12

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

Question 13

epistaxis

Answer 13

nose bleed

Question 14

epstein pearls

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Fordyce spots

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Gingivitis

Answer 16

inflammation of ginviva/gums

Question 17

Kopliks spots

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Leukoplakia

Answer 18

circumscribed, firmly attached, thick white patches on the tongue and other mucous membranes, often ocurring as a pre-cancerous growth. Pipe smoking and snuff

Question 19

Molding

Answer 19

size and shaping of infant head going through birth canal

Question 20

Ossification

Answer 20

formation of bone tissue

Question 21

Otitis externa

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Otosclerosis

Answer 22

deposits of bone resulting in immobilization of the stapes

Question 23

Peritonsillar abscess

Answer 23

deep infection in space between soft palate and tonsil

Question 24

pharyngitis

Answer 24

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

Question 25

pinna

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Presbycusis

Answer 26

impairment of hearing due to aging

Question 27

Rhinitis

Answer 27

inflammation of nasal mucosa

Question 28

Rhinorrhea

Answer 28

thin watery discharge from nose

Question 29

Thyroglossal duct cyst

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Tinnitus

Answer 30

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

Question 31

tophi

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Torticollis (wry neck)

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Torus mandibularis

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Tympanosclerosis

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Webbing

Answer 35

excessive posterior cervical skin that is often associated with autosomal chromosomal anomalies

Question 36

Xerostomia

Answer 36

dry mouth