chapter2a Flashcards
(28 cards)
head
cap
body
corp
tooth/teeth
dent/dont
child/foot
ped/pod
to cut off the head of
decapitate
a dead body
corpse
a person whose profession is fixing the gums and teeth
dentist
a foot operated lever used to control some mechanisms
pedal
a person who deals with the correction of crooked teeth
orthodontist
the head of government in that place
capital
a military unit or body
corps
a person who travels on foot
pedestrian
professional care and treatment of the feet
pedicure
an architectural support for a column or statue
pedestal
the act or process of writing in capital letters
capitalization
to delay in movement or progress by means of obstacles
impede
a building occupied by the state legislature
capitol
of, or pertaining to periodontics or the periodontium
periodontal
large or bulky of body; stout
corpulent
a person qualified to diagnose and treat foot disorders
podiatrist
a continuous association, made by law
corporation
an artificial replacement of one, or several of the teeth
dentures
of the human body
corporal
arthropods having a flattened body with 15 to 173 parts
centipede
