Dental Assistant- Module 1- Final
Exam Flashcards
Define itis - -inflammation
- Define path - -disease
- Define ology - -study of
- Define dent - -teeth
- Define Lingual - -tongue
- Define perio - -around, about
- Define NDAEB - -National Dental Assisting Examination Board
- Define hyper - -above, more than normal, excessive
- Define sub - -under, beneath, below
- Define trans - -through, across, beyond
- Define pre - -infant of, before
- Define osis - -any condition
- Define buccal - -cheek
- Define cervical - -neck
- Define otomy - -cut into, incision
- Define vestibule - -entrance
- Define radi - -ray
- Define pan - -all
- Define fistul - -pipe, tube
- Define ex- - -out, from
- Define endo - -inside, within
, - Define benign - -not cancerous
- Define inter - -between
- Define a- - -without, not
- Define intra - -within, inside
- Define cephal - -head
- Define hypo - -underneath, beneath, below
- Define mal - -bad
- Define retro - -backwards
- Define sinus - -hollow space
- Define ist - -one who practices
- Define apex - -tip of the root, top
- Define abscess - -localized area of pus originating from infection
- Define Enamel - -hard covering of tooth crown
- Define cementum - -specialized, calcified, connective tissue covering
anatomic root of a tooth
- Define dentin - -hard portion of the root that surrounds the pulp. Covered
by enamel on the crown and by cementum on the root.
- Define lig - -tie
- Define mandible - -lower jaw
- Define maxilla - -upper jaw
- Define palate - -roof of the mouth
- Define uni - -one
- Define bi - -two
- Define tri - -three
Exam Flashcards
Define itis - -inflammation
- Define path - -disease
- Define ology - -study of
- Define dent - -teeth
- Define Lingual - -tongue
- Define perio - -around, about
- Define NDAEB - -National Dental Assisting Examination Board
- Define hyper - -above, more than normal, excessive
- Define sub - -under, beneath, below
- Define trans - -through, across, beyond
- Define pre - -infant of, before
- Define osis - -any condition
- Define buccal - -cheek
- Define cervical - -neck
- Define otomy - -cut into, incision
- Define vestibule - -entrance
- Define radi - -ray
- Define pan - -all
- Define fistul - -pipe, tube
- Define ex- - -out, from
- Define endo - -inside, within
, - Define benign - -not cancerous
- Define inter - -between
- Define a- - -without, not
- Define intra - -within, inside
- Define cephal - -head
- Define hypo - -underneath, beneath, below
- Define mal - -bad
- Define retro - -backwards
- Define sinus - -hollow space
- Define ist - -one who practices
- Define apex - -tip of the root, top
- Define abscess - -localized area of pus originating from infection
- Define Enamel - -hard covering of tooth crown
- Define cementum - -specialized, calcified, connective tissue covering
anatomic root of a tooth
- Define dentin - -hard portion of the root that surrounds the pulp. Covered
by enamel on the crown and by cementum on the root.
- Define lig - -tie
- Define mandible - -lower jaw
- Define maxilla - -upper jaw
- Define palate - -roof of the mouth
- Define uni - -one
- Define bi - -two
- Define tri - -three
