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根管 (こんかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

根こん管かん

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Meanings

1

noun

root canal

dentistry

Dental term for the space inside the root of a tooth containing pulp.

歯し科か医いが根こん管かんの治ち療りょうを行おこなった。
The dentist performed root canal treatment.

Kanji

根root, radical, head (pimple)
管pipe, tube, wind instrument

Etymology

Compound of 根 (kon, 'root') and 管 (kan, 'tube, pipe'), referring to the root canal in dentistry.