Dental Term Chp 1

furca

branch

-tion

condition of

trans-

through, across

illumina

give light

vas/o

vessel

constrict

bind or tie tightly

-or

agent

inter-

between, among

dent

tooth

-al

pertaining to

peri-

around

o/dont

tooth

mal-

bad

occlus

shut, close-up

-ion

action, condition

sub-

below

mandibul

mandible jaw

bio-

life

degrad

break down

-able

capable of

myo

muscle

card

heart

-ium

small, tissue

ortho-

straight

-ist

specialist

a- an-

without

bi-

two, double

hemi-

half

cent-

hundred

deca(i)

ten

holo-

all

mon/o-

one

poly-

many

prim/i-

first

quad-/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

iso-

equal

macro-

large

micro-

small/minute

pan-

all around

ultra-

extreme/beyond

ab-

away from

ad-

toward/near

ambi-

both sides

ana-

apart

ante-

in front

de-

down from

dexi-

right side

dia-

complete

ecto-

outside

endo-

within

epi-

upon/over

ex/o-

out from

in-

into/in

infra-

below

inter-

in midst of

im-

into/position

mes-/o-

mid, among

peri-/o-

around

post-

after/later

pre-/ante-

before

retro-

behind/back

sub-

under, lesser

syn-

together

trans-

through

anti-

opposite to

brady-

slow

con-

with

contra-

against

dis-

take away

in-

not

malaco-

soft

pachy-

thick

sclero-

hard

tachy-

fast

un-

non/not