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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. The act or process of calming






2. A drug used to prevent or relieve nausea or vomiting






3. A colloidal dispersion of one liquid in another






4. Complete sectioning through the crown of a tooth






5. The prevention of disease






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






7. The dissolved constituent of a solution






8. A specific hysterical fear






9. Prominent point on the tip of the nose






10. Vibratory response to a frequency






11. Humpback






12. Midline point at the anterior margin of the occipital foramen






13. A loose compound of iodine






14. A substance that resembles medicine but has no intrinsic drug activity






15. An alcoholic solution of a drug






16. Bending of a joint; opposite of extension






17. One who constructs artificial replacements for body parts






18. Act of cutting away or taking out






19. Act of feeling with the hand or fingers






20. The natural teeth in position in the dental arches






21. Construction; making a restoration






22. Having the tendency to evaporate rapidly






23. Science that deals with diseases






24. A salt of alginic acid






25. Art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs






26. In an abnormal position






27. A forceable speech sound






28. A break or rupture of a part






29. A benign tumor of cartilage






30. The vocal apparatus of the larynx






31. Microorganisms that can exist and grow in little or not molecular oxygen






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






33. Relatively impenetrable to light






34. Tube between mouth and nose and esophagus






35. Excision of all or a part of a bone






36. An agent that limits the secretions of glands






37. Inflammation of the mucous membrane






38. Whistling sound made in breathing






39. Injury to the body of a person - especially by violence






40. The outer layer of the skin






41. The uniting or joining of two or more entities






42. Elevation from the surface - usually of a bone






43. A relaxed or flabby state






44. Lower jawbone






45. Pertaining to caries or decay






46. Add fluoride to a water supply






47. To elevate.to move a tooth coronally






48. Normal muscle coordination






49. Pus in a cavity or space






50. The partial or complete loss of appetite for food