Dental Terminology Ch. 1 + 2

• furca: branch
• -tion: condition of
• trans- : through, across
• illumina: give light
• vas/o: vessel
• constrict: bind, tie tightly
• -or: agent
• inter- : between, among
• dent: tooth
• -al: pertaining to
• peri- : around
• o/dont: tooth
• mal- : bad
• occlus: shut, close-up
• sub- : below
• mandibul: mandible jaw
• -ar: pertaining to
• bio- : life
• degrad: break down
• -able: capable of
• myo: muscle
• card: heart
• -ium: small, tissue
• ortho- : straight
• -ist: specialist
• die: tooth or bridge pattern used in prosthodontic dentistry
• dye: coloring material; may be used to indicate plaque
• Auxiliary: dental assistant
• Palpation: examination method using fingers
• suture: stitches for wound closure
• hemi: half
• cent- : hundred
• holo- : all
• deca(i): ten
• mono-: one
• poly-: many
• prim- first
• quad/quat-: four
• semi-: half
• tri-: three