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歯神経 (shishinkei) Japanese meaning: dental nerve | Kotomora

歯し神しん経けい

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Meanings

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dental nerve

Anatomical term for the nerve inside a tooth.

歯し神しん経けいを取とる治ち療りょうは根こん管かん治ち療りょうと呼よばれます。

Kanji

歯tooth, cog
神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru

Related words

歯し髄ずい
歯髄 refers to the dental pulp (the soft tissue containing nerves and blood vessels), while 歯神経 specifically means the nerve within the tooth.

Built from

Treatment to remove the dental nerve is called root canal treatment.

歯し

+神しん経けい

Etymology

Compound of 歯 (tooth) and 神経 (nerve).