root canal

English

Noun

root canal (plural root canals)

(anatomy) The hollow part of the root of a tooth, containing the nerve and blood vessels.
(dentistry) A surgical operation on a root canal, typically filling it with gutta-percha.

Translations

hollow part of the root of a tooth

Catalan: conducte radicular m
Finnish: juurikanava (fi)
German: Wurzelkanal m

surgical operation on a root canal

Catalan: conducte radicular m
Finnish: juurihoito (fi)
German: Wurzelkanalbehandlung f
Hungarian: gyökérkezelés (hu)
Turkish: endodonti, kanal tedavisi

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