endodontia
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia.
Related to endodontia: periodontia
en·do·don·tia
(ĕn′dō-dŏn′shə, -shē-ə)n.
Endodontics.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
endodontics, endodontia
the branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the dental pulp and removal of the dental pulp, the nerve and other tissue of the pulp cavity; root canal therapy. Also endodontology. — endodontist, n.
See also: Teeth-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | endodontia - the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.