粵

牙ngaa4根gan1

ngaa4 gan1yá gēn

English

  1. root of tooth
  2. dental pulp, the soft tissues like blood vessels, lymphs, nerves inside a tooth, to supply nutrition for the tooth and provide sense of touching and tempature

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 牙髓組織,牙齒入面嘅血管、淋巴、神經等軟組織,為牙齒供給營養,同提供觸感、温度感

Examples

  • 杜牙根

    root canal treatment

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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