pulpectomy
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pulpectomy
[pul-pek´to-me]root canal therapy involving complete removal of dental pulp from a tooth.
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pulp·ec·to·my
(pŭl-pek'tŏ-mē),Removal of the entire pulp structure of a tooth, including the pulp tissue in the roots.
[L. pulpa, pulp, + G. ektomē, excision]
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pulpectomy
(pŭl-pĕk′tə-mē)n.
Removal of the entire pulp structure of a tooth, including that in the roots.
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pulp·ec·to·my
(pŭl-pek'tŏ-mē)Removal of the entire pulp structure of a tooth, including the pulp tissue in the roots.
[L. pulpa, pulp, + G. ektomē, excision]
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pulpectomy
The removal of the entire dental PULP of a tooth. Pulpectomy is a necessary preliminary to root-canal treatment.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
pulp·ec·to·my
(pŭl-pek'tŏ-mē)Removal of tooth's entire pulp structure, including root pulp tissue.
[L. pulpa, pulp, + G. ektomē, excision]
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