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pulpectomy

[ puhl-pek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Dentistry.
, plural pulp·ec·to·mies.
  1. the removal of all the pulp tissue in a tooth in the course of endodontic therapy.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pulpectomy1

First recorded in 1920–25; pulp + -ectomy

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