Meanings
nounroot canal (plural root canals)
plural root canals
- metonymicallydentistryA surgical operation on a root canal (endodontic therapy), typically filling it with gutta-percha.
Translations
Catalan conducte radicular, conducte radicular
- conducte radicularhollow part of the root of a tooth
- conducte radicularsurgical operation on a root canal
Finnish juurikanava, juurihoito
- juurikanavahollow part of the root of a tooth
- juurihoitosurgical operation on a root canal
German Wurzelkanal, Wurzelkanalbehandlung
- Wurzelkanalhollow part of the root of a tooth
- Wurzelkanalbehandlungsurgical operation on a root canal
Hungarian gyökérkezelés
- gyökérkezeléssurgical operation on a root canal
Turkish endodonti, kanal tedavisi
- endodontisurgical operation on a root canal
- kanal tedavisisurgical operation on a root canal
Cite this entry
APA
root canal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20canal
MLA
“root canal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20canal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “root canal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20canal.
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