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root canal
noun
Dentistry.
- Also called pulp canal. the root portion of the pulp cavity.
- Informal. root canal therapy ( def 2 ).
root canal
noun
- the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerves and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of root canal1
First recorded in 1890–95
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At the time Johnson may have preferred a root canal to a soccer game, but he went along anyway.
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The tiger’s death happened about five months after he underwent a root canal surgery at the zoo.
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She was in pain for months but couldn’t afford the full cost of a root canal.
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The talks have been the diplomatic equivalent of a full-mouth root canal.
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The polls show that many Americans perceive this contest with the distress reserved for root canals or colonoscopies.
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