| pulpifaction | Reduction to a pulpy condition. Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + facio, pp. Factus, to make (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| pulpitis | Inflammation of the dental pulp, usually due to bacterial infection in dental caries, tooth fracture, or other conditions causing exposure of the pulp to bacterial invasion. Chemical irritants, thermal factors, hyperaemic changes, and other factors may also cause pulpitis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pulpless | 1. Without a pulp. 2. Denoting a tooth in which the pulp has died or from which the pulp has been removed. 3. Denoting a tooth that gives no response to an electric pulp test or thermal test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpless tooth | A tooth with a nonvital or necrotic pulp, or one from which the pulp has been extirpated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpodontia | The science of root canal therapy. See: endodontics. Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + G. Odous, tooth (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulposus | Synonym: pulpy. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpotomy | 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) |
| pulpous | Containing pulp; pulpy. " Pulpous fruit." . Pulp"ousness. Origin: L. Pulposus: cf. F. Pulpeux. See Pulp. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pulpy | In the condition of a soft, moist solid. Synonym: pulposus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulpy kidney disease | An enterotoxaemia of sheep caused by the bacterium Clostridium perfringens type D and characterised by sudden death preceded in some cases by excitement, incoordination, and convulsions; also occurs in goats and rarely in cattle. (05 Mar 2000) |