| pulpa dentis | <dentistry> A richly vascularised and innervated connective tissue of mesodermal origin, contained in the central cavity of a tooth and delimited by the dentin, and having formative, nutritive, sensory, and protective functions. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pulpa lienis | The soft cellular substance of the spleen. Synonym: pulpa splenica, pulpa lienis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpa radicularis | That part of the dental pulp contained within the apical or root portion of the tooth. Synonym: pulpa radicularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpa splenica | The soft cellular substance of the spleen. Synonym: pulpa splenica, pulpa lienis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpal | Relating to the pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpal wall | One of the wall's of the pulp cavity, the wall of a cavity preparation adjacent to the pulp space; e.g., mesial pulpal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpalgia | Pain arising from the dental pulp. Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpar cell | The specific macrophagic cell of the spleen substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpation | An obsolete term for pulpifaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpatoon | A kind of delicate confectionery or cake, perhaps made from the pulp of fruit. Origin: F. Poulpeton, poupeton, a sort of ragout. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pulpectomy | Removal of the entire pulp structure of a tooth, including the pulp tissue in the roots. Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpifaction | Reduction to a pulpy condition. Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + facio, pp. Factus, to make (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpiform | Resembling pulp; pulpy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpify | To reduce to a pulpy state. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpit spectacles | Spectacles, used for reading, in which the upper portion of the lenses are removed. Synonym: clerical spectacles, pantoscopic spectacles, pulpit spectacles. (05 Mar 2000) |