Medical Terms for Childhood Conditions

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1. Your child is sent home from school with a note from the nurse to say that he has epistaxis. What is this? Fainting Nosebleeding Hiccups Vomiting

2. You know your child has German measles. What name will the doctor use for this condition? Rubella Varicella Rubeola Sepsis

3. If your child had measles what is the medical term for this? Emphysema Rubella Rubeola Pertussis

4. The doctor says that your child has varicella. What is this? Shingles Hiccups Measles Chickenpox

5. What is the medical term for whooping cough? Bronchitis Pertussis Croup Bronchiectasis

6. Parotitis is a very painful complaint. What do we know it as? Ingrown toenail Scarlet Fever Mumps Diarrhoea

7. Nail-biting is quite common but what will the doctor call it? Oedema Onychophagia Onychogryphosis Myopia

8. This is not such a common disorder but what is tricophagia? Eating one's hair Excessive hair growth Pulling out one's hair Excessive hair loss

9. What is bruxism? Burping Sunburn Buck teeth Teeth-grinding

10. Sleepwalking is quite common but what is its medical name? Somnambulism Sleep apnoea Narcolepsy Somniphobia