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Dental Assisting
Dental Terminology Lesons 1-6
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08/25/2010
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Term
al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ist
 Definition
one who practices
Term
apic-, apex
 Definition
tip of the root, top
Term
pulp
 Definition
juicy tissue (fills entire cavity or hollow space of tooth)
Term
enamel
 Definition
the very hard bonelike covering of the crown of the tooth
Term
cementum
 Definition
the bonelike covering of the root of the tooth
Term
dentin
 Definition
the main body and chief substance of the tooth
Term
gingiv
 Definition
gum
Term
ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
odont
 Definition
tooth
Term
alveol
 Definition
tooth socket
Term
algia
 Definition
pain
Term
itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
path
 Definition
disease
Term
ology
 Definition
study of
Term
dent
 Definition
teeth
Term
lingu
 Definition
tongue
Term
or
 Definition
mouth
Term
peri
 Definition
about, around
Term
micr
 Definition
small
Term
arthr
 Definition
joint
Term
ologist
 Definition
a specialist in the study of
Term
cyst
 Definition
sac containing fluid, bladder
Term
hyper
 Definition
above, more than normal, excessive
Term
sub
 Definition
under, beneath, below
Term
trans
 Definition
through, across, beyond
Term
trophy
 Definition
development
Term
pre
 Definition
in front of, before
Term
labi
 Definition
lip
Term
gloss
 Definition
tongue
Term
osis
 Definition
any condition
Term
bucc
 Definition
cheek
Term
vulse
 Definition
twitch, pull
Term
stom-, stomat-
 Definition
mouth, opening
Term
top-
 Definition
place
Term
macr-, macro-
 Definition
large
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from, not
Term
vestibul-
 Definition
entrance
Term
radi-
 Definition
ray
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
gen-
 Definition
originate, produce
Term
fistul-, fistule
 Definition
pipe, tube
Term
ex-
 Definition
out, from
Term
cut-
 Definition
skin
Term
end-
 Definition
inside, within
Term
auto
 Definition
self
Term
cervic
 Definition
neck
Term
odyn-
 Definition
pain
Term
traum
 Definition
wound, injury
Term
neo
 Definition
new
Term
later
 Definition
side
Term
desis
 Definition
binding, fixation
Term
calc
 Definition
stone
Term
antr
 Definition
cavity
Term
plast
 Definition
plastic repair
Term
otomy
 Definition
cut into, incision
Term
os, oss, ost, oste
 Definition
bone
Term
benign
 Definition
mild, not cancerous
Term
inter
 Definition
between
Term
lysis
 Definition
loosening, set free, destruction
Term
myel
 Definition
marrow, spinal cord
Term
an, a
 Definition
without, not
Term
centesis
 Definition
punctured
Term
gemin
 Definition
twin, double
Term
hemi
 Definition
half
Term
grad
 Definition
step, stage
Term
intra
 Definition
within
Term
ante
 Definition
in front of, before
Term
cephal
 Definition
head
Term
dys
 Definition
bad
Term
hypo
 Definition
under, beneath, deficient
Term
infra
 Definition
beneath
Term
mal
 Definition
bad
Term
gram
 Definition
record
Term
esthesia
 Definition
sensation
Term
malign
 Definition
bad
Term
lith
 Definition
stone
Term
retro
 Definition
backwards
Term
radic
 Definition
root
Term
en
 Definition
in
Term
ostomy
 Definition
create a new opening or passageway
Term
sinus
 Definition
hollow space
Term
physio
 Definition
nature
Term
pro
 Definition
in front of, before
Term
post
 Definition
behind, in back of
Term
plasia
 Definition
developing, development
Term
pexy
 Definition
suspension, fixation
Term
lig
 Definition
tie
Term
ment
 Definition
a way of
Term
mandible
 Definition
lower jaw
Term
condyle
 Definition
knob on the end of a bone
Term
menisc
 Definition
pad (disc, located in temporomandibular joint
Term
temporal
 Definition
on side of skull
Term
zygotmatic/malar
 Definition
cheekbone
Term
maxilla, maxill
 Definition
upper jaw
Term
fren, frenul
 Definition
fold of skin
Term
palat
 Definition
roof of mouth
Term
sial
 Definition
saliva
Term
doch
 Definition
duct, tube
Term
parotid
 Definition
near the ear
Term
uni
 Definition
one
Term
bi
 Definition
two
Term
tri
 Definition
three
Term
quadr
 Definition
four
Term
gnath
 Definition
jaw
Term
occlud-, occlus-
 Definition
close
Term
cid
 Definition
falling
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de
 Definition
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