endodontics [en-doh-don -tiks]
Word Origin
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. Show More
Also
en·do·don·tia [en-doh-don -shuh , -shee-uh ] /ˌɛn doʊˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə/ ,
en·do·don·tol·o·gy [en-doh-don-tol -uh -jee] /ˌɛn doʊ dɒnˈtɒl ə dʒi/ .
Origin of endodontics 1945–50; <
New Latin endodont(ia ) in same sense (see
end- ,
-odont ,
-ia ) +
-ics Related forms en·do·don·tic , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for endodontics (functioning as singular) the branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the dental pulp Show More
Derived Forms endodontal or endodontic , adjective endodontist , noun Word Origin for endodontics C19: from New Latin endodontia, from endo- + Greek odōn tooth
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endodontics [ĕn′dō-dŏn′ tĭks]
The branch of dentistry that deals with diseases of the tooth root, dental pulp, and surrounding tissue. Show More
Related forms en′do•don′ tic adj. en′do•don′ tist n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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