root canal


nounDentistry.
  1. Also called pulp canal. the root portion of the pulp cavity.

Origin of root canal

1
First recorded in 1890–95

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British Dictionary definitions for root canal

root canal

noun
  1. the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerves and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity

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