Ch. 13 - Head, Face, and Neck

Bruit

blowing, swooshing sound heard through the stethoscope over an area of abnormal blood flow
Dysphagia

difficulty swallowing
Goiter

increase in size of thyroid gland that occurs with hyperthyroidism
Lymphadenopathy

enlargement of the lymph nodes due to infection, allergy, or neoplasm
Macrocephalic

abnormally large head
Microcephalic

abnormally small head
Normocephalic
- normal size head
- round symmetric skull that is appropriately related to body size
Torticollis

head tilt doe to shortening or spasm of sternomastoid muscle
Vertigo
- illusory sensation of either the room or one's own body spinning
- not the same as dizziness

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Ch. 13 - Head, Face, and Neck

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ch.13 vocab words

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2010-10-11T23:54:48Z

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