| pulp | <dentistry> The soft inner structure of a tooth, consisting of nerve and blood vessels. (08 Jan 1998) |
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| pulp abscess | An abscess involving the soft tissue within the pulp chamber of a tooth, usually a sequela of caries or less frequently of trauma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp amputation | Removal of a portion of the pulp structure of a tooth, usually the coronal portion. Synonym: pulp amputation. Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp atrophy | Diminution in size and/or cellular elements of the dental pulp due to interference with the blood supply. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp calcification | A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp calculus | A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp canal | <dentistry> Another name for the pulp chamber. (08 Jan 1998) |
| pulp cavity | The central hollow of a tooth consisting of the crown cavity and the root canal; it contains the fibrovascular dental pulp and is lined throughout by odontoblasts. Synonym: cavitas dentis, cavity of tooth, cavum dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp chamber | <dentistry> The very inner part of your tooth containing nerve cells and blood vessels. (08 Jan 1998) |
| pulp chips | Timber or residues processed into small pieces of wood of more or less uniform dimensions with minimal amounts of bark. (05 Dec 1998) |
| pulp horn | A prolongation of the pulp extending toward the cusp of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp nodule | A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp of finger | The fleshy mass at the extremity of the finger. Synonym: digital pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp polyp | hyperplastic pulpitis |
| pulp pressure | The pressure in the dental pulp cavity associated with extracellular fluid pressure, but showing pulsatile variations during the cardiac cycle because of the encasement of the pulp within the tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |