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ENDODONTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does endodontic mean? 

ENDODONTIC (adjective)
  The adjective ENDODONTIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or involving or practicing endodonticsplay

  Familiarity information: ENDODONTIC used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ENDODONTIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or involving or practicing endodontics

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

an endodontic specialist

Pertainym:

endodontics (the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp)

Derivation:

endodontics (the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp)


 Context examples 


An endodontic filling technique which compresses the filling material, gutta percha, parallel to the long tooth axis in the root canal.

(Lateral Condensation, NCI Thesaurus)

The acetic acid ester of metacresol, an agent with antiseptic and analgesic properties. m-Cresyl acetate is used in an otic solution to treat bacterial and fungal infections of the outer ear, and in endodontic procedures.

(m-Cresyl Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)



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