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
On the second floor, volunteer dentists pull rotten teeth and perform root canals, cost-free.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2025
The polls show that many Americans perceive this contest with the distress reserved for root canals or colonoscopies.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
Or what could be more unexpected than the tracing of our rheumatic aches and twinges to the root canals of the teeth!
From The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair
