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vocabularies

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epistaxis   nose bleeding  
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anosomia   change in sense of smell  
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dysphagia   difficulty swallowing  
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bruxism   grinding  
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rhinorrhea   clear nasal discharge, "runny nose"  
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acute rhinitis (often viral)   swelling with bright red mucosa, discharge (watery, may become purulent)  
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allergic rhinitis   pale mucosa, associated with etchy eyes, sneezing, etc  
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frenulum   connects tongue to floor of mouth  
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uvula   middle of sofft palate  
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bridge   superior part of nose, upper third of nose is bone  
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tip   end of nose - cartilage  
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nares   nasal passage  
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columella   tissue between 2 nares  
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ala nasi (around nostril)   lateral outside wind of nose  
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vibrissae   coarse hair lining anterior edge of nose  
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ciliated (hairlike) mucous membrane   lining the remainder of the nasal cavity and filters fine dust and bacteria  
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brain abscess   a mass of immune cells, pus, and other material due to a bacterial or fungal infection  
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nasal septum   separates nares  
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olfactory receptors   hair cells - in roof of nasal cavity and upper 1/3 of septum: receptors transmit sensation to the olfactory nerve (CN1) and to temporal lobe of brain  
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gingiva   gums - thick fibrous tissue covered with mucous membranes  
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gingivitis   swelling, hypertrophy of gums - r/t poor dental hygiene  
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gingival hyperplasia   seen in pregnancy, puberty, leukemia, long use of phenytoin  
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leukoplakia   white patch lesion in mouth, non-painful precancerous lesion, doesn't scrape off  
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candidiasis or monilia infection "thrush"   white cheesy patch, often occurring with AB (antibiotics destroy normal bacterial flora which results in proliferation of fungus) scrapping off THOUGH  
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black hairy tongue   fungus after antibiotics  
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aphthous ulcers (canker sores)   cause unknown; acidic foods? autoimmune?  
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Koplik's spots   small blue-white spots; an early sign of measles  
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torus palatinus   midline bony ridge in hard palate (insignificant), common in native american and asians  
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cleft lip and cleft palate   incomplete fusion of maxillary process - affects sucking; more common in native american and asians  
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bifid uvula   partial or complete split of uvula - not significant; common in native americans and asians  
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acute tonsillitis   bright red, swollen tonsils, with exudate - may occlude airway  
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post nasal drip   yellow mucoid film in back of throat  
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exudate or large white spots   mononucleosis, leukemia, diphtheria ..)  
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maloccusion   in infant and child; often r/t sucking thumb; misalignment of teeth and the way that the upper and lower teeth fit together (bite)  
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xerostomia   dryness in mouth (often due to med., antihypertensives, antihistamines, antidepressants, antipsychotics, bronchodilators)  
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breath odor   halitosis  
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hoarseness   may have lums in throat  
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