pulpectomy

[ puhl-pek-tuh-mee ]

/ pʌlˈpɛk tə mi /

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noun, plural pulp·ec·to·mies.Dentistry.

the removal of all the pulp tissue in a tooth in the course of endodontic therapy.

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Origin of pulpectomy

First recorded in 1920–25; pulp + -ectomy

Words nearby pulpectomy

pulpboard, pulp canal, pulp canal therapy, pulp cavity, pulp chamber, pulpectomy, pulp fiction, pulping, pulpit, pulpiteer, pulpitum