HOSA Dental Terminology Terms

Algia

Pain

A

Without

Arth

Joint

Dent

Tooth

Odont

Teeth

Ectomy

Excision

Emila

Blood

Endo

Within

Gen

Beginning

Gingiv

Pertaining to the gums

Glyc

Sugar

Hyper

Over excessive

Hypo

Below

Ia

Condition

Infra

Below

Inter

Between

Intra

Within

Itis

Inflammation

Lingu

Pertaining to the tongue

Logy

Study of

Lysis

Destruction

Muc

Mucous

Neo

New

Oid

Resembling

Oma

Tumor

Osis

Condition

Path

Disease

Peri

Around

Perio

Supporting structures of the teeth

Phil

Love

Plast

Repair or grow

Post

Behind

Py

Pus

Rrhea

Burst forth

Scope

Instrument used for viewing

Sial

Saliva

Stomia

Mouth

Super

Excessive

Supra

Above

Xero

Dry

Otomy

Cutting into/incision