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mandrel /man·drel/ (man´dril) the shaft on which a dental tool is held in the dental handpiece, for rotation by the dental engine.
man·drel or man·dril (mndrl)
n.
1. A shaft on which a working tool is mounted, as in a dental drill.
2. See mandrin.

mandrel
[man′drəl]
Etymology: Fr, mandrin, boring tool
the shaft of an object, such as a dental polishing disk, cutting device, or sharpening stone, that is inserted into a handpiece or lathe and supports the object while it rotates.

mandrel (man´drl),
n a shaft that supports or holds any object to be rotated. An instrument, held in a handpiece, that holds a disk, stone, or cup used for grinding, smoothing, or polishing.

mandrel
a farrier's tool used in fitting frost nails to shoes.


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