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Health Assessment

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brachial cleft cyst   congenital lesion formed by incomplete involution of the brachial cleft; the epithelial-lined cyst is usually solitary, painless and located in the lateral neck; discharge may occur with sinus tract  
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bruit   soft rushing sound that may be detected in the hyper vascular thyroid  
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bulging fontanel   condition of the fontanel that may indicate increased intra cranial pressure from a space-occupying mass or meningitis  
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craniosynostosis   condition that results from premature closing of sutures before brain growth is complete; leads to a misshapen skull that is not accompanied by mental retardation  
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chloasma   facial discoloration common during pregnancy, fades after delivery  
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encephalocele   neural tube defect with protrusions of brain and membranes that cover it through openings in the skull; genetic component of families wit history of spina bifida and anencephaly  
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exophthalmos   increased prominence of eyes  
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facies   general appearance of the space and features of the heads and neck, that when consider together, are characteristics of a clinical condition or syndrome  
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Graves disease   autoimmune disease condition in which antibodies to thyroid-stimulating hormone receptors lead to an overactive thyroid; includes a diffuse thyroid enlargement with exophthalmos  
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Hashimoto disease   autoimmune condition characterized by the production of antibodies against the thyroid gland, that often causes hypothyroidism  
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hyperthyroidism   overactivity of the thyroid  
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hypothyroidism   under activity of the thyroid  
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Macewen sign   percussion of the skull near the junction will be resonant; the sign associated with increased intracranial pressure after fontanels are closed  
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mastoid fontanel   third, abnormal fontanel located between the anterior and posterior fontanels; common in Down syndrome  
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microcephaly   condition in which the circumference of the head is smaller than normal; associated with intellectual disability and failure of the brain to develop normally  
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molding   abnormal shaping of the head caused by the shifting and overlapping of the bones during vaginal delivery  
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myxedema   skin and tissue disorder usually caused by severe prolonged hypothyroidism; characterized by coarse, thick skin, thickening nose, swollen lips, puffiness around lips, slow speech, weight gain  
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ossification   bone tissue formation; begins in sutures after brain growth is completed at about 6 years old  
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salivary gland tumor   tumor in any of the salivary glands, most common in parotid  
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sternocleidomastoid   area extending from upper sternum to the mastoid process  
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thyroglossal duct cyst   palpable cystic mass in the neck  
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thyroid   largest endocrine gland  
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tic   spasmodic contraction of the face, head or neck  
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torticollis   condition in which the neck is twisted  
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transillumination   procedure used to evaluate suspected intracranial lesion or increasing head circumference in infants  
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webbing   excessive posterior cervical skin, usually associated with chromosomal anomalies  
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