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Dental Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Space between the curved proximal surfaces of teeth






2. A pit - hollow or depression






3. Bad breath






4. An agent that dilutes the strenth of a solution






5. An alloy - one of the constituents of Which is murcery






6. Any small -nipple-shaped elevation






7. To bind or tie with a suture






8. An injury damage






9. Separation into component parts






10. The study of the supporting structures of teeth






11. A condition of total lack of oxygen






12. A carving intrument with a circular blade






13. Passage of characteristics from one generation to its progency; genetic






14. The act or process of calming






15. Removable elastic orthodontic appliance






16. A liquid or gaseous substance






17. A cavity - recess or hollow space






18. Permission to perform an act from competent authority






19. A loose compound of iodine






20. Incremental increase in drug dosage to the level of optimal theraputic effect






21. A benign tumor of cartilage






22. The process of chewing food before swallowing






23. Fewer teeth than normal






24. A pathologic space in bone or soft tissue containing fluid or semifluid material






25. Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cranial vault






26. The electrically positive terminal of a roentgen ray tube






27. A tool for holding - bending - stretching - cutting - etc.






28. A usually fatal disease of blood-forming tissues






29. The arrest of an escape of blood

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30. Death rate






31. Another term for scurvy






32. Lesion of the mucous membrane not above skins surface






33. Legal responsibility






34. A fine - pure-white clay






35. Condition in which a material sticks to itself or another material






36. Death of a cell or group of cells






37. A hypersensitivity reaction of the body to an allergen






38. A concretion of calcium salts and other elements






39. A device for giving artificial respiration






40. To sew a wound






41. Matals that are mutually soluble in a liquid state






42. Connection between two or more objects






43. Decrease in the normal number of white blood cells in the blood






44. Humpback






45. A forceable speech sound






46. Connective tissue that covers bones






47. A drug that delays or prevents coagulation of blood






48. Minute pellet of absorbent cotton






49. A specific hysterical fear






50. A mixture of phenols; can be used to treat root canals