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endodontist

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en⋅do⋅don⋅tist

[en-doh-don-tist]
–noun
a specialist in endodontics.
Also, en⋅do⋅don⋅tol⋅o⋅gist [en-doh-don-tol-uh-jist] .


Origin:
1945–50; endodont(ics) + -ist
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en·do·don·tics   (ěn'dō-dŏn'tĭks)   
n.   (used with a sing. verb)
The branch of dentistry that deals with diseases of the tooth root, dental pulp, and surrounding tissue.

[endo- + (ortho)dontics.]
en'do·don'tic adj., en'do·don'tist n.
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Main Entry: end·odon·tist
Pronunciation: -'dänt-&st
Function: noun
: a specialist in endodontics
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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