Dental Terminology Word Elements
Terms
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- a-
- without, away from
- ab-
- away from, absent, negative
- ad-
- toward, in the direction of
- ambi-
- both, both sides
- an-
- without
- ante-
- before, forward
- anti-
- against, counteracting
- auto-
- self
- bi-
- two, twice
- bio-
- life
- brachy-
- short
- brady-
- slow
- bucca-
- cheek, buccal
- cent-
- hundred
- circum-
- around
- co-, com-
- together
- con-
- with
- contra-
- against, opposed
- cut/o-
- skin
- de-
- from, lack
- demi-
- half
- dent-
- tooth, teeth
- derma-
- skin
- di-
- twice, double
- dia-
- complete, through
- dipl/o-
- double
- dis-
- negative, absence of
- dors-
- back
- dys-
- pain, difficulty
- e-
- out of, from
- ec-
- out, out from
- ecto-
- external, outside
- edem-
- swelling
- end/o-
- within, inside
- epi-
- over, upper
- ex-
- outside, away from
- exo-
- out
- extra-
- beyond, outside
- faci-
- face
- fore-
- in front of, before
- gene-
- origin, start
- gyne-
- woman
- hem-
- blood
- hemi-
- half
- hydra-
- water
- hyper-
- above, excessive, more than
- hypo-
- low, deficient, less than
- in-
- not, into
- infra-
- beneath, under, below
- inter-
- between, among
- intra-
- within, inside
- leuco-
- white
- macro-
- large
- mal-
- bad
- med-
- middle
- mega-
- large, grand
-
mes-
mes/o- - middle
- micro-
- small
- mid-
- middle
- mono-
- one, single
- multi-
- many
- myxa-
- mucus, slime
- neo-
- new
- non-
- no, not
- ob-
- against
- ortho-
- straight
- os-
- bone, mouth
- pan-
- all
- para-
- beside, abnormal
- per-
- through
- peri-
- around
- poly-
- many
- post-
- behind, after
- pre-
- before, in front of
- primi-
- first
- pro-
- forward
- pseudo-
- false
- re-
- back, again
- retro-
- after, behind, back of
- semi-
- half, partial
- sub-
- under, less
- super-
- over, above
- supra-
- above, excessive
- sym-
- with, together
- syn-
- together, union
- tachy-
- fast, rapid
- trans-
- across, through
- tri-
- three
- ultra-
- excess, beyond
- un-
- not
- uni-
- one
- vaso-
- vessel
- ventro-
- body front
- xanth-
- yellow
- -ac
- pertaining to, relating to
- -al
- pertaining to, relating to
- -algesia
- suffering, pain
- -algia
- pertaining to pain
- -ar
- pertaining to
- -ase
- enzyme
- -cele
- swelling, hernia
- -cente
- puncture
- -centesis
- surgical puncture to remove fluid
- -cide
- kill
- -cise
- cut
- -coccus
- round, spherical bacteria
- -crine
- secrete
- -cyte
- cell
- -dema
- swelling
- -desis
- surgical fixation
- -dynia
- pain
- -ectasis
- dilation
- -ectomy
- surgical removal of
- -ectopy
- displacement
- -emesis
- vomiting
- -emia
- blood condition
- -esthesia
- sensation
- -ferous
- producing
- -form
- shape, resembling
- -fuge
- driving away, pushing
- -genic
- originated
- -gram
- picture, record
- -graph
- picture, record
- -graphy
- recording a picture or record
- -ia
- pertaining to
- -iasis
- in the presence of, abn. condition
- -ic
- pertaining to
- -ical
- pertaining to
- -id
- condition
- -ile
- pertaining to
- -ion
- state, condition
- -itis
- inflammation
- -ism
- state of, condition
- -ium
- small, little
- -ize
- take away, remove
- -lith
- stone
- -logist
- specialist
- -logy
- study of
- -lysis
- destruction
- -malacia
- abnormal softening
- -megaly
- large, enlargement
- -necrosis
- death of tissue
- -oid
- resembling
- -ology
- study of
- -oma
- tumor
- -orrhage
- burst forth, hemorrhage
- -orrhaphy
- suture
- -orrhea
- flow
- -osis
- condition of
- -ostomy
- create a surgical opening
- -otomy
- cutting into
- -ous
- pertaining to
- -para
- bring forth
- -parous
- giving birth, bearing
- -pathy
- disease
- -penia
- few
- -pexy
- fixation
- -phage
- ingest, swallow
- -phasia
- speech, speak
- -phobia
- fear
- -plakia
- plate, thin flat layer
- -plasty
- surgical repair
- -plegia
- paralysis
- -pnea
- breathing
- -ptosis
- drooping, prolapse
- -ptysis
- spitting
- -rrhage
- abnormal flow, excessive flow
- -rrhaphy
- stitch, suture
- -rrhea
- flow, discharge
- -rrhexis
- rupture
- -sarcoma
- turmor, cancer
- -scopy
- scan, visual exam
- -sis
- state of
- -spasm
- involuntary muscle twitching
- -stalsis
- constriction, contraction
- -stasis
- constant level
- -stenosis
- stricture, abnormal narrowing
- -tic
- pertaining to
- -tome
- cutting instrument
- -trophy
- nourishment, growth
- -tropia
- turn
- -um
- pertaining to
- -uria
- urine, urination
- -y
- act, result of an act
- abdomin/o
- abdomen
- acr/o
- extremities
- aden/o
- gland
- adren/o
- adrenal gland
- angi/o
- vessel
- ankyl/o
- looped, crooked, stationary
- anter/o
- before, in front of
- apic/o
- apex, narrowed or pointed end/part
- arteri/o
- artery
- arthr/o
- joint
- audi/o
- sound
- aut/o
- self
- bifid/o
- split, cleft in two parts
- blepharo
- eyelid
- brachi/o
- arm
- bronch/o
- bronchial tubes
- brux/o
- gland, chew
- bucc/o
- cheek
- carcin/o
- cancer
- cardi/o
- heart
- cari/o
- decay, rot
- caud/o
- tail
- cement/o
- cementum
- cephal/o
- head
- cerebr/o
- cerebrum
- cervic/o
- neck
- cheil/o
- lip
- chol/e
- gall, bile
- cholecyst
- gallbladder
- chondr/o
- cartilage
- cocc/i, cocc/o
- round, spherical bacteria
- col/o
- colon, large intestine
- coll/i
- neck
- coron/o
- crown
- cost/o
- rib
- crani/o
- skull
- cutane/o
- skin
- cyst/o
- fluid-filled sac, bag, bladder
- cyt/o
- cell
- dacry/o
- tear duct
- dactyl/o
- fingers, toes
- decidu
- falling off, shed
- dent/i, dent/o
- tooth
- derm/o
- skin
- dextr/o
- right
- dipl/o
- double
- duct/o
- lead, carry
- duoden/o
- duodenum
- edemat/o
- swelling
- edentul/o
- toothless
- electr/o
- electric
- emet/o
- vomit
- encephal/o
- brain
- enter/o
- intestine
- erythr/o
- red
- esophag/o
- esophagus
- esthesi/o
- feeling
- excis/o
- cutting out
- faci/o
- facial
- fasci/o
- fibrous, band
- fiss/o
- crack
- flu/o
- flow
- foramin/o
- opening
- foss/o
- shallow depression
- freno
- connecting band
- gangli/o
- nerve plexus, interwoven nerves