endodontics

[ en-doh-don-tiks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. 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

1. functioning as singular the branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the dental pulp

Derived Forms

• ˌendoˈdontist, noun
• ˌendoˈdontal, adjective

Other Words From

• endo·dontic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of endodontics¹

1945–50; < New Latin endodont ( ia ) in same sense ( end-, -odont, -ia ) + -ics

Word History and Origins

Origin of endodontics¹

C19: from New Latin endodontia, from endo- + Greek odōn tooth