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Dental Vocab

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  • 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. A liquid or gaseous substance






2. A device for giving artificial respiration






3. Higher mental process of understanding






4. Either one of the two main arteries of the neck






5. A narrow opening due to a fissure or crack






6. Act of cutting away or taking out






7. Lack of special muscular coordination






8. An alcoholic solution of a drug






9. A drug or other substance that serves a supplemental purpose in therapy






10. Synonym for paralysis; e.g. - cerebral palsy






11. A lightweight container in which x-ray films are placed for exposure to radiation






12. An instrument having two offsetting angles in its shank






13. Withouth teeth; lacking teeth






14. A bruise






15. A drug that reduces fever






16. Abnormal forward protrusion of teeth and/or jaws






17. Legal responsibility






18. Expiration - breathing out






19. An agent or drug for pain relief; a milder drug






20. Suspended member of a fixed fixed partial denture






21. The sum of chemical changes involved in the function of nutrition






22. Lack of due care under normal circumstances






23. A surface-active agent






24. Presence of pores with a structure

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25. An agent that limits the secretions of glands






26. Occurs when hemoglobin is below the normal value






27. Construction; making a restoration






28. Accumulation of foreign material such as plaque and calculus on teeth






29. Bone and soft tissue closing the space encompassed by the upper alveolar arch






30. Study of factors causing disease






31. Flattened - highly polished wear pattern on teeth






32. Bad breath






33. Inflammation of oral soft tissues






34. The vocal apparatus of the larynx






35. A benign fatty tumor






36. The arrest of an escape of blood

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37. Exposure of material to radiation






38. Any disease of the skin






39. Translation of data into a definition of a condition






40. Involuntary gnashing or clenching of the teeth






41. One half of the upper jaw






42. Science that deals with diseases






43. The rush of blood to a part






44. Relatively impenetrable to light






45. Relating to the cutting edge of the anterior teeth - incisors or canines






46. A form of white blood cell






47. Diffusion through a membrane






48. Written acknowledgement of value received from another






49. Any part of the muscular apparatus






50. The dissolved constituent of a solution