NUR 303 CH 16 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Aphthous ulcers | "canker sores"; small, painful, round ulcers in the oral mucosa of unknown cause |
Buccal | pertaining to the cheek |
Candidiasis | (moniliasis) white, cheesy, curdlike patch on buccal mucosa due to superficial fungal infection |
Caries | decay in the teeth |
Cheilitis | red, scaling, shallow, painful fissures at corners of mouth |
Choanal atresia | closure of nasal cavity due to congenital septum between nasal cavity and pharynx |
crypts | indentations on surface of tonsils |
epistaxis | nosebleed, usually from anterior septum |
Epulis | nontender, fibrous nodule of the gum |
Fordyce granules | small, isolated, white or yellow papules on oral mucosa |
Gingivitis | red, swollen gum margins that bleed easily |
Herpes simplex | "cold sores"; clear vesicles with red base that evolve into pustules, usually at lip-skin junction |
Koplik spots | small, blue-white spots with red halo over oral mucosa; early sign of measles |
Leukoplakia | chalky white, thick, raised patch on sides of tongue; precancerous |
Malocclusion | upper or lower dental arches out of alignment |
Papillae | rough, bumpy elevations on dorsal surface of tongue |
Parotid glands | pair of salivary glands in the cheeks in front of the ears |
Pharyngitis | inflammation of the throat |
Plaque | soft, whitish debris on teeth |
Polyp | smooth, pale gray nodules in the nasal cavity due to chronic allergic rhinitis |
Rhinitis | red, swollen inflammation of nasal mucosa |
Thrush | oral candidiasis in the newborn |
Turbinate | one of 3 bony projection into nasal cavity |
Uvula | free projection hanging down from the middle of the soft palate |
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