Medical Words

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emetic/antiemetic

collar bone=clavicle
shoulder blade=scapula
falanges=fingers
metatarsals=toes
shinbone=tibia
socket=alveola
red blood cell=erythrocyte
white blood cell=leucocyte
atrium=auricle; atria
blood clot=thrombus
to erupt=to appear/develop
to overlie=to cover
skin=integument
to relieve=to sooth/aleviate
bundle=group
swelling=inflamation
transition=shift
spoil=damage
denture=artificial dentition
hollow=empty inside
laceration=injury;wound
to receit=to retract/withdraw
painkiller=analgetic
widespread/localised
contagious/noncontagious
decidious/permanent
match/mismatch
etiology=cause
severe/mild
drawback/advantage, benefit
contamination/decontamination
to release/to inhibit=to stop
hydrate/dehydrate
principle=main
inquiery=investigation
to resume=to start again
to cease=to stop
boundary=border, limit
to accumulate=to pile up
to stimulate=to encourage
to revoke=to cancel
efficient=effective
smooth/rough
sharp pain/dull pain
soft tissue/hard tissue
vital/non vital
proximal/distal
shallow/deep
tender/rough
index-indices
proper/improper
harmful/harmless
trauma-traumata
to precipitate=to exacerbate
removal/extraction
blockage=obstruction/occlusion
to emphasise=to highlight
dental practice=dental office
compulsory=uncontrollable

anterior=frontal
foramen=hole; plural foramina
alteration=degradation
spongy=porous
to trigger=to start
decidious=primary, baby, milk teeth
salient=caracteristice
to devise=a inventa
to receed=to withdraw
predisposed to=proned to
root=radix
coordinated/uncoordinated
ability/disability/inability
septic/aseptic/antiseptic
debris=leftovers
gum/gingiva plural gingivae
matrix-matrices
dental papila-papilae
larynx=voice box

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