HEENT Definitions 2025/2026 Exam
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acromegaly - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A disorder in adults in which the pituitary
gland produces too much growth hormone; appears in adulthood (while
gigantism appears in childhood)
alopecia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an autoimmune disorder that hair loss in one or
more spots (usually on the scalp)
aphasia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a neurological disorder caused by damage to the
portions of the brain that are responsible for language; patient has trouble
understanding language (written and verbal); usually due to stroke or head
injury
,annulus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a ring-like figure, part, structure, or marking
aphthous ulcer - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔AKA canker sore-typically recurrent round
or oval sores or ulcers inside the mouth on areas where the skin is not
tightly bound to the underlying bone, such as on the inside of the lips and
cheeks or underneath the tongue. They can also affect the genitalia in
males and females
ataxia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔loss of muscle control during voluntary movements;
usually due to damage to the cerebellum; can be due to a variety of
conditions (e.g. CVA, cerebral palsy, alcohol abuse)
athetoid movement - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔slow, involuntary, convoluted, writhing
movements of the fingers, hands, toes, and feet and in some cases, arms,
legs, neck and tongue
ausculatory gap - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔period of diminished or absent Korotkoff
sounds during the manual measurement of blood pressure.
auricle - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔atrium of the heart; pinna of the ear; an angular or
ear-shaped lobe, process, or appendage
, Bell's palsy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔idiopathic facial paralysis; sudden weakness
in the muscles on one half of the face
buccal - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔of or relating to the mouth and or cheek
cachexia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔weakness and wasting of the body due to
severe chronic illness
carotenemia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔clinical condition characterized by yellow
pigmentation of the skin (xanthoderma) and increased beta-carotene levels
in the blood
cerumen - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔technical term for earwax
chloasma - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔temporary condition, typically caused by
hormonal changes in which large brown patches form on the skin, mainly
on the face; affects pregnant women
choanae - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔either of the pair of posterior apertures of the
nasal cavity that open into the nasopharynx—called also posterior naris.
creptation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a crackling sound made in breathing by a
person with an inflamed lung, detected using a stethoscope.
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Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Latest Update
acromegaly - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A disorder in adults in which the pituitary
gland produces too much growth hormone; appears in adulthood (while
gigantism appears in childhood)
alopecia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an autoimmune disorder that hair loss in one or
more spots (usually on the scalp)
aphasia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a neurological disorder caused by damage to the
portions of the brain that are responsible for language; patient has trouble
understanding language (written and verbal); usually due to stroke or head
injury
,annulus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a ring-like figure, part, structure, or marking
aphthous ulcer - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔AKA canker sore-typically recurrent round
or oval sores or ulcers inside the mouth on areas where the skin is not
tightly bound to the underlying bone, such as on the inside of the lips and
cheeks or underneath the tongue. They can also affect the genitalia in
males and females
ataxia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔loss of muscle control during voluntary movements;
usually due to damage to the cerebellum; can be due to a variety of
conditions (e.g. CVA, cerebral palsy, alcohol abuse)
athetoid movement - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔slow, involuntary, convoluted, writhing
movements of the fingers, hands, toes, and feet and in some cases, arms,
legs, neck and tongue
ausculatory gap - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔period of diminished or absent Korotkoff
sounds during the manual measurement of blood pressure.
auricle - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔atrium of the heart; pinna of the ear; an angular or
ear-shaped lobe, process, or appendage
, Bell's palsy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔idiopathic facial paralysis; sudden weakness
in the muscles on one half of the face
buccal - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔of or relating to the mouth and or cheek
cachexia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔weakness and wasting of the body due to
severe chronic illness
carotenemia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔clinical condition characterized by yellow
pigmentation of the skin (xanthoderma) and increased beta-carotene levels
in the blood
cerumen - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔technical term for earwax
chloasma - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔temporary condition, typically caused by
hormonal changes in which large brown patches form on the skin, mainly
on the face; affects pregnant women
choanae - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔either of the pair of posterior apertures of the
nasal cavity that open into the nasopharynx—called also posterior naris.
creptation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a crackling sound made in breathing by a
person with an inflamed lung, detected using a stethoscope.
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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