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CTC Dent-Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gingiv- | gums |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| odont- | tooth |
| alveol- | tooth socket |
| -algia | pain |
| -itis | inflammation |
| path- | disease |
| -ology | the study of |
| dent- | teeth |
| lingu- | tongue |
| or- | mouth |
| peri- | about, around |
| micr- | small |
| arthr- | joint |
| -ologist | the specialist in the study of |
| cyst | sac containing fluid, bladder |
| hyper- | above, more than normal, excessive |
| sub- | under, below, beneath |
| trans- | through, across, beyond |
| -trophy | development |
| pre- | in front of, before |
| labi- | lips |
| gloss- | tongue |
| -osis | any condition |
| bucc- | cheek |
| auto- | self |
| cervic- | neck |
| -odyn- | pain |
| traum- | wound, injury |
| neo- | new |
| later- | side |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| calc- | stone |
| antr- | cavity |
| plast- | plastic repair |
| -otomy | cut into |
| os-, oss-, ost-, oste- | bone |
| -vulse | twitch, pull |
| stom-, stomat- | mouth, opening |
| top- | place |
| macr-, macro- | large |
| ab- | away from |
| vestibul- | entrance |
| radi- | ray |
| pan- | all |
| gen- | originate, produce |
| fistul-, fistule- | pipe, tube |
| ex- | out, from |
| cut- | skin |
| end- | inside, within |
| benign | mild, no cancer |
| inter- | between |
| -lysis | loosening, destruction |
| myel- | marrow, spinal cord |
| an-, a- | without, not |
| -centesis | punctured |
| gemin- | twin, double |
| hemi- | half |
| grad- | step, stage |
| intra- | within |
| ante- | in front of, before |
| cephal- | head |
| dys- | bad |
| hypo- | under, deficient |
| infra- | beneath |
| mal- | bad |
| gram- | record |
| esthesia- | sensation |
| malign- | bad |
| lith- | stone |
| retro- | backwards |
| radic- | root |
| en- | in |
| -ostomy | passageway, create an opening |
| sinus | hollow space |
| physio- | nature |
| pro- | in front of, before |
| post- | behind, lack of |
| -plasia | development |
| -pexy | suspension, fixation |