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structure of the dental word - Coggle Diagram
structure of the dental word
PREFIX
Colour
(1) cyan-/o- > blue > e.g cyanosis
(3) leuk-/o- > white > e.g leukoplakia
(2) erythr-/o- > red > e.g erythrocyte
(4) melan-/o- > black > e.g melanoma
(5) xanth-/o- > yellow > e.g xanthoma
(6) chlor-/o- > green > e.g chlorophyll
Quantity or Number
(6) tri- > three > eg. Trigeminal
(1) a-an- > without > eg. Anemia
(5) semi- > half > eg. Semiluminal
(2) bi- > two, double > eg. Bifurcation
(4) prim- > first > eg. Primary
(3) hemi- > half > eg. Hemisection
Size or Degree
(4) macro- > large > e.g macrodontia
(5) micro- > small/minute > e.g microbe
(3) iso- > equal > e.g isograft
(6) pan- > all around > e.g panoramic
(2) hypo- > under/below> e.g hypoplasia
(7) ultra- > extreme/beyond > e.g ultrasonic
(1) hyper- > over/excess > e.g hypertrophy
Location or Direction
(3) ante- > in front > e.g anterior
(4) de- > down from > e.g dehydration
(2) ad- toward/near > adjacent
(5) inter- > in midst of > e.g interdental
(1) ab- > away from > e.g absent
(6) mes-/o- > mid, among > e.g mesioclusion
(7) supra- > above/over > e.g supraorbital
(8) peri-/o- > around > e.g periodontal
(9) pre-/ante- > before > e.g premolar
condition
(1) a-, an- > without > e.g anodontia
(2) anti- > opposite to > e.g antiseptic
(3) brady- > slow > e.g bradycardia
(4) con- > with > e.g connective
(5) mal- > bad > e.g malocclusion
(6) un- > non/not > e.g unerupted
ROOT
The main section or division of a term that provides the foundation or basic meaning.
(3) incisor > incis-/o- > incisor tooth
(4) enamel > ename-/o- or amel-/o- > tooth, enamel tissue
(2) maxilla > maxilla-/o- > upper jaw
(5) distal > dist-/o- > farthest from center
(1) mandible > mandibu-/a- > lower jaw
(6) odont > odont-/o- > tooth
SUFFIX
An element added to the
end
of a root word or combining form.
condition
(5) -ible, -ile > reversible (change to or fro)
(6) -id > cuspid (cusp shape)
(4) -ia > anesthesia (without feeling)
(7) -ion > occlusion (bite)
(3) -ule > molecule (small bit of matter)
(8) -ism > bruxism (tooth grinding)
(2) -cle > vesicle (small blister)
(9) -itis > arthritis (joint inflammation)
(1) -ant > etchant (etching)
(10) -ity > acidity (acid)
Medical Terms, Processes, Uses
(5) -oma > Mass/tumor > e.g carcinoma
(6) -ate, -ize > use/action > e.g palpate, visualize
(4) -plasty > surgical repair > e.g gingivoplasty
(7) -ology > study of > e.g histology, biology
(3) -opsy > view > e.g biopsy.
(8) -rrhea > discharge > e.g hemmorrhea, sialorrhea
(2) -ectomy > surgical removal > e.g apicoectomy.
(9) -trophy > development > e.g osteotrophy
(1) -algia > pain > e.g neurolagia, myalgia.
pluralize the dental word
(3) itis > ides > (drop s, add des) > pulpitis >pulpitides
(4) sis > sis > (change is to ses) > cementosis > cementoses
(2) ex, ix > ices > (drop x, add ices) >apex > apices
(5) oma > omas > (add s to the end) > dentinoma > dentinomas
(1) a > ae > (add e to end) > gingiva > gingivae
(6) on > a > (change on to a) > ganglion > ganglia