reamer /ream·er/ (rēm´er) an instrument used in dentistry for enlarging root canals.
reamer
reamer (rē´mur),
ream·er (r  m r)n. A rotating tool used to shape or enlarge holes. |
reamer
Etymology: AS, ryman, to make room
1 a tool with a straight or spiral cutting edge, used in a rotating motion to enlarge a hole or clear an opening.
2 (in dentistry) an instrument with a tapered and loosely spiraled metal shaft, used for enlarging and cleaning root canals.
reamer (rē´mur),
n an instrument with a tapered metal shaft, more loosely spiraled than a file; used to enlarge and clean root canals.
reamer
an instrument used to enlarge the diameter of a pulp cavity in the practice of endodontics.
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