root canal
noun
the root portion of the pulp cavity.
root canals
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pluralof root canal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Researchers caution that this does not mean root canals are a treatment for diabetes.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
“Here are some of the things that are more popular than Congress: hemorrhoids, Nickelback, traffic jams, cockroaches, root canals, colonoscopies, herpes,” Schwarzenegger said in a 2017 Facebook video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
After that, it would just be more root canals.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023
The government alleged that the chain performed "medically unnecessary" dental services, including baby root canals, from January 2009 through December 2011.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2022
So the dentist has to go through a complicated process of opening up the tooth and cleaning out the root canals, and treating the infected spots at the roots.
From The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair
