"root canal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: root canals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} root canal (plural root canals)
  1. (anatomy) The hollow part of the root of a tooth, containing the nerve and blood vessels. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (hollow part of the root of a tooth): conducte radicular [masculine] (Catalan), juurikanava (Finnish), Wurzelkanal [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-root_canal-en-noun-Y4~OUSvr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'hollow part of the root of a tooth': 91 9
  2. (dentistry) A surgical operation on a root canal, typically filling it with gutta-percha. Categories (topical): Dentistry Translations (surgical operation on a root canal): conducte radicular [masculine] (Catalan), juurihoito (Finnish), Wurzelkanalbehandlung [feminine] (German), gyökérkezelés (Hungarian), endodonti (Turkish), kanal tedavisi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-root_canal-en-noun-zgs-AWZ4 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'surgical operation on a root canal': 8 92

Inflected forms

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