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pulpotomy

American

[puhl-pot-uh-mee] / pʌlˈpɒt ə mi /

noun

Dentistry.

the removal of infected portions of the pulp tissue in a tooth, used as a therapeutic measure to avoid pulpectomy.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

pulpotomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of pulpotomy

First recorded in 1920–25; pulp + -o- + -tomy

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