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What is the medical term meaning mouth or opening?
Stoma is the medical term for mouth or opening.
What is the medical term meaning forming an opening (mouth) in the trachea?
It's called a tracheotomy.
Restriction to the opening of the mouth caused by trauma?
The limitation of the gap of the mouth due to trauma, medical procedure, or radiation (oral cancel treatment) is called Trismus. This condition also affects the diet and speech of the patient.
What is the medical term meaning the act of lowering a body part?
Depression is the medical term meaning the act of lowering a body part. So opening your mouth is also depressing your mandible.
What is the Latin word for the lips on your face?
The Latin words for mouth or opening are os and ostium. Os meaning mouth, mask, bone, opening. Ostium meaning door, mouth, entrance, gate, or exit.
What is the medical terminology Combining form meaning mouth?
Stoma- is the medical terminology combining form meaning mouth. It can be found in words like stomatitis (inflammation of the mouth) or xerostomia (dry mouth).
What is the medical word for dry mouth?
xerostomia, lit. dry mouth condition from xero- meaning "dry" + -stom- meaning "mouth or opening" + -ia meaning "condition". [For memory association purposes for -xero-, Xerox is a dry ink printing technique.]
What is the medical term meaning infection of the mouth?
stomatitis
What is the medical term meaning bones of the roof of the mouth?
The medical term for the bones of the roof of the mouth is "palate."
What is the medical term meaning toothache?
Stomatalgia is the medical term meaning mouth pain.
What is the Restriction of the opening of the mouth?
Trismus (TRIZ-mus) describes any restriction to the opening of the mouth caused by trauma, surgery, or radiation associated with the treatment of oral cancer. This condition causes difficulty in speaking and affects the patient's nutrition due to impaired ability to chew and swallow. Patricia Conroy
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to the mouth and stomach?
Orogastric
