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endodontics
[ en-doh-don-tiks ]
/ ˌɛn doʊˈdɒn tɪks /
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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.
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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/.
OTHER WORDS FROM endodontics
en·do·don·tic, adjectiveWords nearby endodontics
endocytobiology, endocytose, endocytosis, endoderm, endodermis, endodontics, endodontist, endodontium, endoenzyme, endoergic, end-of-file
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British Dictionary definitions for endodontics
endodontics
/ (ˌɛndəʊˈdɒntɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the dental pulp
Derived forms of endodontics
endodontal or endodontic, adjectiveendodontist, nounWord Origin for endodontics
C19: from New Latin endodontia, from endo- + Greek odōn tooth
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