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Princeton's WordNet

  1. root canalnoun

    the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity

Wiktionary

  1. root canalnoun

    The hollow part of the root of a tooth containing the nerve and blood vessels.

  2. root canalnoun

    A surgical operation on a root canal, typically filling it with gutta-percha.

Wikipedia

  1. Root canal

    A root canal is the naturally occurring anatomic space within the root of a tooth. It consists of the pulp chamber (within the coronal part of the tooth), the main canal(s), and more intricate anatomical branches that may connect the root canals to each other or to the surface of the root.

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  1. root canal

    A root canal is a dental procedure that involves the removal of the diseased, damaged, or infected pulp (innermost part) of a tooth, including the nerve and blood vessels, followed by the cleaning and sealing of the vacated space. This procedure is typically performed by a dentist or an endodontist to eliminate tooth pain and prevent further infection, allowing the salvage of a tooth that would otherwise require extraction.

Wikidata

  1. Root canal

    A root canal is the space within the root of a tooth. Part of a naturally occurring space within a tooth, it consists of the pulp chamber, the main canal, and more intricate anatomical branches that may connect the root canals to each other or to the surface of the root.

Editors Contribution

  1. root canal

    A channel in the structure of the root of a tooth.

    A root canal is a channel in the root of a tooth.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 21, 2017  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Root Canal in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Root Canal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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    Marriage. It's a hard term to define. Especially for me--I've ducked it like root canal. Still there's no denying the fact that marriage ranks right up there with birth and death as one of the three biggies in the human safari. It's the only one though that we'll celebrate with a conscious awareness. Very few of you remember your arrival and even fewer of you will attend your own funeral.


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