Dental Terminology HOSA 2

Acronyms

words formed from initials

ALARA

As Low As Reasonably Achievable

ANUG

Acute Necrotic Ulcerative Gingivitis

CDA

Certified Dental Assistant

CCD

Charged Coupled Device

CAT

Computer Assisted Tomography

CEREC

Ceramic Reconstruction

DDS

Doctor of Dental Surgury

DMD

Doctor of Dental Medicene

FFD

Film Focus Distance or Focal Film Distance

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HVE

High Volume Evacuation

MPD

Maximum Permissible Dose

MRSA

Methicillin-Resistance Staphylococcus Aureus

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet

PID

Position Indicating Device

PDR

Physician's Desk Reference

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

ZOE

Zinc-Oxide Eugenol

Homonyms

words that are very similar in sound and spelling, but have different meanings.

Die

tooth or bridge pattern used in prosthodontic dentistry

Dye

coloring material; may be used to indicate plauqe

Auxiliary

helping subsidiary, such as a dental assistant

Axillary

underarm site; may be used to obtain body temperature

Esthetics

pertaining to beauty

Aesthesia

loss of pain sensation

Facial

pertaining to the face; front surface of incisor tooth

Fascial

pertaining to the fibrous membrane on muscles

Palpation

use of hand or finger pressure to locate/examine

Palpitation

condition of racing or increased heart beat

Suture

area or line where two bones unite, such as coronal suture

Suture

stitch or staple repairing or closing wound

Eponyms

denotes the person who created the instrument or developed the procedure

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

hypo-

under/below

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

para

near, beside

peri-/o-

around

post-

after/later

pre-/ante-

before

retro-

behind/back

sub-

under, lesser

supra-

above/over

syn-

together

trans-

through

a-, an-

without

anti-

opposite to

brady-

slow

con-

with

contra-

against

dis-

take away

in-

not

mal-

bad

malaco-

soft

neo-

new

pachy-

thick

tachy-

fast