endodontics

noun plural but singular in construction end·odon·tics \-ˈdän-tiks\

Definition of ENDODONTICS

: a branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the pulp

— end·odon·tic \-ˈdän-tik\ adjective

— end·odon·ti·cal·ly \-ˈdän-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— end·odon·tist \-ˈdän-tist\ noun

end- + odont- + -ics

First Known Use: 1946

Medical Dictionary

noun plural but singular in construction end·odon·tics \-ˈdänt-iks\

: a branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the pulp

—end·odon·tic \-ˈdänt-ik\ adjective

—end·odon·ti·cal·ly \-ˈdänt-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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