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endodontics
[ en-doh-don-tiks ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- the branch of dentistry dealing with the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, usually by removal of the nerve and other tissue of the pulp cavity and its replacement with suitable filling material; pulp canal therapy; root canal therapy.
endodontics
/ ˌɛndəʊˈdɒntɪks /
noun
- functioning as singular the branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the dental pulp
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Derived Forms
- ˌendoˈdontist, noun
- ˌendoˈdontal, adjective
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Other Words From
- endo·dontic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of endodontics1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of endodontics1
C19: from New Latin endodontia, from endo- + Greek odōn tooth
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