Medical term:
devitalization
de·vi·tal·i·za·tion
(dē-vi'tăl-i-zā'shŭn),1. Deprivation of vitality or of vital properties.
2. In dentistry, the process by which tooth pulp is destroyed; for example, by chemical means, by infection, or by extirpation.
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devitalization
Dentistry The destruction of the pulp in tooth rootMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
devitalize
(dē-vīt′ăl-īz″) [ de- + vital]1. To destroy or lose vitality; make or become lifeless.
2. In biology, to deprive of a normal supply of nutrients and oxygen.
3. In dentistry, to destroy the vitality of a tooth or the pulp of a tooth. devitalization (-vīt″ăl-ĭ-zā′shŏn) devitalized (-īzd″), adjective
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de·vi·tal·i·za·tion
(dē-vītăl-ī-zāshŭn)1. In dentistry, process by which tooth pulp is destroyed; e.g., by chemical means, by infection, or by extirpation.
2. Deprivation of vitality or of vital properties.
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