endodontics

noun

end·​odon·​tics ˌen-də-ˈdän-tiks 

plural in form but singular in construction

: a branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the pulp

endodontic

ˌen-də-ˈdän-tik 

adjective

endodontically

ˌen-də-ˈdän-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

endodontist

ˌen-də-ˈdän-tist 

noun

Word History

Etymology

end- + odont- + -ics

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

endodontics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

end·​odon·​tics -ˈdänt-iks 

: a branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the pulp

endodontic

-ˈdänt-ik 

adjective

endodontically

-ˈdänt-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb