Ear, Nose, Throat and Oral Health Terms

A gland in the mouth that produces saliva.

An uncommon head and neck cancer whose behavior depends far more on the microscope findings than on its size.

A sinus is any hollow cavity or channel within the body, a term applied to structures in the skull, heart, and blood vessels.

Its position deep within the skull places the sphenoid sinus in close proximity to structures such as the pituitary gland and nearby nerves.

Cancer is found only in the area where it started.

The last tooth to come in at the back of each side of the upper and lower jaws.

The one place where the routes for breathing and swallowing share a corridor, which is why a swallow has to be so precisely timed.

Not one disease: the three levels of the throat differ enough in cause and behavior that the shared name conceals more than it explains.

A gland located beneath the larynx (voice box) that makes thyroid hormone and calcitonin.

A gland located beneath the larynx (voice box) that makes thyroid hormone and calcitonin.

Tongue cancer arises from tissue of the tongue and is classified as an oral cavity or throat cancer depending on the part affected.

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

The trachea is the airway connecting the larynx to the bronchi, held open by rings of cartilage that keep it from collapsing.

The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs).

The last tooth to come in at the back of each side of the upper and lower jaws.