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Synonyms
Deciduous dentition = milk teeth
(Dental) Surgery = (dental) office = (dental) practice
Mandibula = jaw bone, lower jaw, mandible, mandibulum, submaxilla
Tiredness – fatigue
Hazardous = dangerous
To allow = to permit
To endow = to equip, to furnish
Locker = small cupboard
Cabinet = sideboard, cupboard
(gauze) pad = protective cover
Buffer = protective piece between two items = tamponh
To dress a wound = a bandaja o rana
Dressing = bandaj
Retractor = departator
Burr = freza
Chisel = dalta
Lanrynx, pl.larynges = voice box
Trachea, pl.trachae = windpipe
Physicians by level of training
GP = General practitioner = Family physician
Intern = stagiar
Resident = rezident
Specialist
Subspecialist
Attending physician = medic curant
Periods of study/training
Internship = stagiatura
Residency = hands-on hospital training; speciality training
Fellowship = bursa
Goggles = protective glasses
Bad breath = halitosis
Ongoing = continuous, permanent, required
Mercury poisoning = hydrargysm, hydrargyria
Names of teeth
Stomach tooth = inferior canine
Eye tooth = superior canine
Wisdom tooth = 3rd molar
Molar = tricuspid
Buck tooth = protruding tooth = dinte de iepure
Hare-lip = cleft lip = buza de iepure
Cleft palate = gura de lup
Impacted (teeth) = dinti impactati
Imbalance = dezechilibru
Sterile = germ-free
Lower jaw = mandibula, mandible, mandibulum, jaw bone, submaxilla
Cervix = neck of the tooth
Tooth ache = odontalgia
Ecchymosis = bruise
Outcome = result
Whitening = bleaching; to whiten = to bleach
Minute = tiny, small
Feature = trait, characteristic
Likenes = similarity
To underline = to emphasize, to highlight
Addiction = dependence
Dental surgery = dental office
Saliva = spit, spittle
Blood clot = thrombus
Injury = wound
Deciduous dentition = temporary dentition, milk teeth, baby teeth
Permanent dentition = adult dentition
Denture(s) = artificial teeth
Infectious = contagious, communicable, transmissible, catching
= septic
Xerostomia = dry mouth
Alteration = change, modification
Prescription = medication order
Compulsory = mandatory, obligatory
Debris = wastes, remains, residua
Adjacent = contiguous, close, abutting,, adjoining, neighboring
Spongy = porous, cancellous, trabecular
Antonyms
Anatomical structures
Apex (pl.apices) =tip, top
Bone = os, pl.ossa bony = osseous
Mouth = oral cavity, os (pl.ora), stoma (pl.stomata)
Clavicle = collar bone
Cranium (pl.crania) = skull
Crown = corona coronal (adj)
Dental cervix = neck of the tooth cervix, pl.cervices cervical (adj)
Glossa (pl. glossae) = lingua, tongue
Gum = gingiva (pl.gingivae)
Intestines = guts, entrails, bowels
Joint = articulation articulatory (adj)
Larynx (pl.larynges) = voice box laryngeal (adj)
Pharynx (pl. pharynges) = throat
Root – radix (pl.radices) radicular (adj)
Scapula = shoulder blade
Upper jaw = maxilla, maxillary
Lower jaw = mandible, mandibula
Sebaceous glands = oil glands
Tooth socket = dental alveolus (pl.alveoli)
Stomach = gaster stomachal =gastric (adj)
Sulcus (pl.sulci) = groove
Vertebral column = spinal column, spine, backbone
Womb = uterus (pl.uteri)
Types of teeth
Primary teeth = baby teeth, temporary teeth, milk teeth
Permanent teeth = adult dentition
Superor canine = eye tooth
Inferior canine = stomach tooth
Premolar = bicuspid
Third molar = wisdom tooth
Blood cells
Thrombocte – platelet
White blood cell = leukocyte
Red blood cell = erythrocyte
Others
To chew = to masticate chewing = mastication
Swallowing = deglutition, ingestion
Schedule = timetable
Cluster = bundle, bunch, group
Dangerous = perilou, risky, hazardous
Odontalgia = tooth ache
Coagulation = clotting
Cut = laceration
Tooth decay = caries, cavity
Tooth removal = extraction
College = high school, university
Saliva = spit, spittle
Eventually = finally
Layer = stratum (pl.strata)
To occur = to happen to take place, to develop
To shield = to protect, to defend
To shatter = to crush
Term = semester, word
Injury = wound
Prevention = prophylaxis
To secrete = to release, to produce
To soothe = to calm, to alleviate, to ease
Improper = inadquate, inappropriate
Blockage = obstruction
Swelling = edema, inflammation, bump
Bad breath = halitosis
To nourish = to feed, to nurture
Cavity = tooth decay, caries; socket
Latent = dormant, inactive
Lining = padding
Bleeding = hemorrhage, blood loss
To exhibit = to show, to display
Sample = specimen
Grade = mark
Remnant = debris, residue, residuum
To convey = to transmit, to send, to transport
Occlusion = bite, intercuspation;blockage
To occlude = to close, to block
To transcribe = to copy
Fissure = grove, crack, opening, sulcus
To decrease = to lessen
Drawback = disadvantage
Malady = illness, condition, ailment
To impair = to destroy
To expose = to make known, to show
Exposure = exhibition
Antonyms
Upper ǂ lower
Central ǂ lateral
Permanent ǂ temporary, transient
Intra- ǂ extra-
Intraoral ǂ extraoral
Intracranial ǂ extracranial
To Inhale ǂ exhale, breathe out
Dependence ǂ independence
Dependent ǂ independent
Proper ǂ improper
To infect ǂ to disinfect
To contaminate ǂ to decontaminate
To emerge ǂ to disappear
Function ǂ dysfunction, malfunction
To stimulate ǂ to inhibit
To humidifyǂ to dehumidify
Congestant ǂ decongestant
-ful ǂ - less
Harmful ǂ harmless
Painful ǂ painless
Loose ǂ tight
Smooth ǂrough; striated
Regular ǂ irregular
Shallow ǂ deep
Organic ǂ inorganic
Active ǂ inactive
Voluntary ǂ involuntary
Hyper- ǂ hypo-
Conscious ǂ unconscious
Reliable ǂ unreliable
Proximal ǂ distal
Sub- ǂ supra-
Toxin ǂ antitoxin
Edible ǂ inedible
Mature ǂ immature
Plural
Gingivitis gingivitides
Radius radii
Sinus sinus, sinuses
Caries caries
Odontoma odontomata
Dens dentes
Pons pontes