| 释义 |
apicectomy, n. Dentistry.|eɪpɪˈsɛktəmɪ|
Also † apicoectomy |eɪpɪkəʊˈɛktəmɪ|.
[f. L. apic- (see apex n.1) or apico- + -ectomy.]
Excision of the apical portion of the root of a tooth.
1914Items of Interest XXXVI. 652 (heading) Apiocoectomy [sic]. 1915Dental Cosmos LVII. 473/1 Apicoectomy.—Root amputation, in the treatment of dento-alveolar abscesses, is an operation of necessity and not of choice. 1931Colyer & Sprawson Dental Surg. & Pathol. (ed. 6) xiv. 397 The operation of apicectomy has been devised for the sterilisation of the apical area. 1963C. R. Cowell et al. Inlays, Crowns & Bridges viii. 85 A radiograph may reveal evidence of a periapical condition which necessitates an apicectomy. 1982Macmillan Guide Family Health iii. 439 (caption) Occasionally a dentist will perform an apicectomy. This is a small operation by which the infected tissue at the base of the tooth is removed. |