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Meaning of root canal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The hollow part of the root of a tooth, containing the nerve and blood vessels.
A surgical operation on a root canal (endodontic therapy), typically filling it with gutta-percha.
metonymically

Equivalents

Deutsch Wurzelkanal Wurzelkanalbehandlung

Suomi juurihoito juurikanava

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

root cap root cause root cellar root cellaring root disease root doctor