Ear, Nose, Throat and Oral Health Terms

A nose spray that contains a small dose of nicotine, which enters the blood by being absorbed through the lining of the nose.

Oral describes anything relating to the mouth, including its anatomy, medications taken by swallowing, and examinations of the mouth and throat.

A dentist who specializes in surgery of the mouth, face, and jaw.

Oral cancer arises in the tissues of the mouth, most often as squamous cell carcinoma linked to tobacco and heavy alcohol use.

A precisely bounded space rather than a loose word for mouth, which is why the border with the throat matters so much.

Cancer that forms in tissues of the oral cavity (the mouth).

A daily hormone tablet that prevents pregnancy chiefly by keeping the ovary from releasing an egg at all.

A dentist with special training in surgery of the mouth and jaw.

Oropharyngeal cancer develops in the back of the throat, including the tonsils and base of tongue, with a growing share linked to HPV infection.

One of many small hollow spaces in the bones around the nose.

Cancer that forms in a parotid gland, the largest of the salivary glands, which make saliva and release it into the mouth.

Removal of the large salivary gland in front of the ear, an operation planned around the facial nerve threaded through it.

An operation to remove part of the larynx (voice box).

Cancer that forms in tissues of the pharynx (the hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the windpipe and esophagus).

The pharynx is the shared muscular passage behind the nose and mouth through which both air and food travel before separating into distinct pathways.

Phosphorus is an essential mineral present in bones, teeth, and cell energy molecules, with blood levels regulated closely alongside calcium.

A device that is used to help a person talk after a laryngectomy.

The small area behind the wisdom teeth.

A rare inherited disorder that affects the skin and many other parts of the body, including the bones, eyes, nose, hair, nails, teeth, testes, and ovaries.

The fluid that keeps the mouth working, protects teeth between meals, and starts breaking down food before it is swallowed.