Ch 1: Dental Terminology

A- ; An-

Without

Bi-

Two, double

Hemi-

Half

Cent-

Hundred

Deca(i) -

ten

Holo-

All

Mon/o-

one

Poly-

Many

Prim-/i-

First

Quad-

Four

Quat-

Four

Semi-

Half

Tri-

Three

Uni-

One

Albus-

White

Chlor/o

Green

Cyan/o

Blue

Erythr/o

Red

Leuk/o

White

Melan/o

Black

Xanth/o

Yellow

Hyper-

Over, excess

Hypo-

Under, below

Iso-

Equal

Macro-

Large

Micro-

Small, minute

Pan-

All around

Ultra-

Extreme, beyond

Ambi-

Both sides

ana-

Apart

Ante-

In front

De-

Down from

Dexi-

Right side

Dia-

Complete

Ecto-

Outside

Infra-

Below

Im-

Into, position

Mes/o

Mid, among

Retro-

Behind, back

Syn-

Together

Con-

With

Dis-

Take away

In-

Not

Malaco-

Soft

Pachy-

Thick

Sclero-

Hard

Apic/o

Apex of a root

Ax/o

Axis/midline

Bucc/o

Cheek

Cheil/o

Lip

Coron/o

Crown

Dent/o

Tooth

Ename/o

Tooth, enamel tissue

Frene

Frenum

Front/o

Forehead

Gloss/o/a

Tongue

Gnath/o

Jaw, Cheek

Incis/o

Incisor tooth

Labi/o

Lip Area

Lingu/o

Tongue

Mandibu/a

Lower jaw

Maxilla/o

Upper jaw

Mesi/o

Middle, midplane

Muc/o

Tissue lining an orifice

Occlus/o

Occluding, jaw close

Stoma

Mouth

Tempor/o

Temporal Bone

-algia

Pain

-ate, -ize

Use, action

-cide

Kill

-cyte

Cell

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-gnosis

Knowledge

-ology

Study of

-oma

Tumor

-opsy

View

-phobia

Dread, fear

-plasty

Surgical repair

-plegia

Paralysis

-rrhea

Discharge

-scope

instrument

-tomy

Incision

-trophy

Development

gingiva (pl)

gingivae

apex (pl)

apices

pulpitis (pl)

pulpitides

cementosis (pl)

cementoses

larynx (pl)

larynges

ganglion (pl)

ganglia

Dentinoma (pl)

dentinomas

frenum (pl)

frena

sulcus (pl)

sulci

biopsy (pl)

biopsies