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HOSA
HOSA DENTAL TERMINOLOGY
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humectant - ANS ✓substance that prevents moisture loss
operatory - ANS ✓the room in which the dentist performs professional services
prescription
(pre-skrip'shun) - ANS ✓treatment plan or medical recipe
minim - ANS ✓an apothecary unit of volume
embrasure - ANS ✓space between the curved proximal surfaces of teeth
hemisection - ANS ✓complete sectioning through the crown of a tooth
silica - ANS ✓quartz; used to make up dental porcelain
ejector - ANS ✓a device used to remove debris and fluids; an aspirator
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extrusion - ANS ✓movement of teeth beyond the natural coronal plane
lipoma - ANS ✓a benign fatty tumor
refractory - ANS ✓pertaining to the ability to withstand high temperatures used
in certain dental laboratory procedures
stomatitis - ANS ✓inflammation of oral soft tissues
deviation - ANS ✓turning from a regular course
emulsion - ANS ✓a colloidal dispersion of one liquid in another
microorganism - ANS ✓minute living organisms
sensory - ANS ✓pertaining to sensation
surfactant - ANS ✓a surface-active agent
vasomotor - ANS ✓causing expansion or contraction of blood vessel walls
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necrosis - ANS ✓death of a cell or group of cells
function - ANS ✓the normal or special action of a part
flexion - ANS ✓bending of a joint; opposite of extension
cathode - ANS ✓a negative electrode from which electrons are emitted
hemostasis
(he"mo-sta'sis) - ANS ✓the arrest of an escape of blood
hyperemia - ANS ✓excessive amount of blood in a tissue
recession - ANS ✓a moving back or withdrawal
musculature - ANS ✓any part of the muscular apparatus
acidifier - ANS ✓a chemical ingredient that maintains the required acidity of the
fixer and stop-bath solutions
anode - ANS ✓the electrically positive terminal of a roentgen ray tube
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calculus - ANS ✓a concretion of calcium salts and other elements
diagnosis - ANS ✓translation of data into a definition of a condition
fibrillation - ANS ✓local quivering of muscle fibers
hematoma - ANS ✓a mass of blood in the tissues
lentula - ANS ✓a flexible spiral-wire instruments
microglossia - ANS ✓abnormally small tongue
obturation - ANS ✓the act of closing or occluding
myoma - ANS ✓a neoplasm characterized by muscle cells
relief - ANS ✓the mitigation or removal of pain or distress
sublingual - ANS ✓located beneath the tongue
systole - ANS ✓the contraction period of the heart
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HOSA
HOSA DENTAL TERMINOLOGY
Exam Questions and Answers 100%
Correct Answers Latest Version
Graded A+
humectant - ANS ✓substance that prevents moisture loss
operatory - ANS ✓the room in which the dentist performs professional services
prescription
(pre-skrip'shun) - ANS ✓treatment plan or medical recipe
minim - ANS ✓an apothecary unit of volume
embrasure - ANS ✓space between the curved proximal surfaces of teeth
hemisection - ANS ✓complete sectioning through the crown of a tooth
silica - ANS ✓quartz; used to make up dental porcelain
ejector - ANS ✓a device used to remove debris and fluids; an aspirator
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extrusion - ANS ✓movement of teeth beyond the natural coronal plane
lipoma - ANS ✓a benign fatty tumor
refractory - ANS ✓pertaining to the ability to withstand high temperatures used
in certain dental laboratory procedures
stomatitis - ANS ✓inflammation of oral soft tissues
deviation - ANS ✓turning from a regular course
emulsion - ANS ✓a colloidal dispersion of one liquid in another
microorganism - ANS ✓minute living organisms
sensory - ANS ✓pertaining to sensation
surfactant - ANS ✓a surface-active agent
vasomotor - ANS ✓causing expansion or contraction of blood vessel walls
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necrosis - ANS ✓death of a cell or group of cells
function - ANS ✓the normal or special action of a part
flexion - ANS ✓bending of a joint; opposite of extension
cathode - ANS ✓a negative electrode from which electrons are emitted
hemostasis
(he"mo-sta'sis) - ANS ✓the arrest of an escape of blood
hyperemia - ANS ✓excessive amount of blood in a tissue
recession - ANS ✓a moving back or withdrawal
musculature - ANS ✓any part of the muscular apparatus
acidifier - ANS ✓a chemical ingredient that maintains the required acidity of the
fixer and stop-bath solutions
anode - ANS ✓the electrically positive terminal of a roentgen ray tube
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calculus - ANS ✓a concretion of calcium salts and other elements
diagnosis - ANS ✓translation of data into a definition of a condition
fibrillation - ANS ✓local quivering of muscle fibers
hematoma - ANS ✓a mass of blood in the tissues
lentula - ANS ✓a flexible spiral-wire instruments
microglossia - ANS ✓abnormally small tongue
obturation - ANS ✓the act of closing or occluding
myoma - ANS ✓a neoplasm characterized by muscle cells
relief - ANS ✓the mitigation or removal of pain or distress
sublingual - ANS ✓located beneath the tongue
systole - ANS ✓the contraction period of the heart
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