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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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1. Translation of data into a definition of a condition






2. Movement of teeth beyond the natural coronal plane






3. The dissolved constituent of a solution






4. Incomplete developement of any tissue or structure






5. A loose compound of iodine






6. A cavity - recess or hollow space






7. Therapeutic introduction of a fluid into a vein






8. Withouth teeth; lacking teeth






9. Act of feeling with the hand or fingers






10. The room in which the dentist performs professional services






11. Neurotic anxiety about disease






12. Abnormal sound heard in the trachea - bronchi or lungs






13. Occurs when hemoglobin is below the normal value






14. Bleeding from the nose






15. An injury damage






16. Surgical formation of an opening into the trachea






17. An agent that dilutes the strenth of a solution






18. Inability to act purposefully due to selective damage to brain centers






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






20. Bone and soft tissue closing the space encompassedby the upper alveolar arch






21. Colloquial expression for a fixed partial denture






22. A protein substance that acts as a catalyst






23. A measure of the number of electrons per second that pass a given point on a conductor






24. The rush of blood to a part






25. A measurement of radioactivity






26. A surface-active agent






27. The science of moral obligation






28. Malignant neoplasm of connective tissue






29. To lessen; to mitigate






30. The contraction period of the heart






31. Wire inserted into a soft catherer or cannula to secure rigidity






32. To saturate with oxygen






33. The act of closing or occluding






34. The electrically positive terminal of a roentgen ray tube






35. Legal responsibility






36. Most anterior point of the alveolar mandibular process






37. An alcoholic solution of a drug






38. A drug that delays or prevents coagulation of blood






39. Pertaining to caries or decay






40. Capacity for doing work






41. A removable appliance that covers the occlusal surface of the teeth to prevent twit articulation






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






43. An instrument used to engage dental pulp for extirpation






44. A drug that reduces fever






45. The natural teeth in position in the dental arches






46. Having the tendency to evaporate rapidly






47. A relaxed or flabby state






48. Pertaining to the cheek surfaces of the posterior teeth






49. Inability to swallow






50. Connective tissue that covers bones