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歯髄腔 (しずいこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

歯し髄ずい腔こう

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Meanings

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noun

pulp cavity

dentistry

Dental term referring to the hollow space inside a tooth that contains the dental pulp.

歯し髄ずい腔こうが感かん染せんすると、激はげしい痛いたみを感かんじることがあります。
When the pulp cavity becomes infected, you may feel severe pain.

Written forms

歯髄腔
- しずいこう
  Standard kanji spelling for the dental term 'pulp cavity'.
- しずいくう
しずいくう

Kanji

歯tooth, cog
髄marrow, pith, essence

body cavity

Similar words

歯し髄ずい
歯髄 (dental pulp) is the soft tissue inside the tooth, while 歯髄腔 is the cavity that houses it.
根こん管かん
根管 (root canal) is the part of the pulp cavity within the tooth root; 歯髄腔 refers to the entire pulp chamber including the root canal.

Etymology

Compound of 歯髄 (dental pulp) and 腔 (cavity). The reading しずいこう is standard; しずいくう is a less common alternative reading.