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noun
The branch of dentistry dealing with the dental pulp and root, including the root canal (structure) and providing root canals (treatment).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: endodontia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dentistry, dental medicine, odontology
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h3dónts Proto-Hellenic *odónts Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús)der. English odont- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Middle English -es English -s English -ics English endodontics From endo- (“within”) + odont- (“tooth”) + -ics.
Across languages
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