cleoid

cleoid
\\ˈklēˌȯid\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Greek kleis key, catch, hook + English -oid — more at close
: an excavator with a claw-shaped working point used in dentistry

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/klee"oyd/, n. Dentistry.
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
[ < Gk kle(ís) catch, hook + -OID]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • cleoid — /klee oyd/, n. Dentistry. a claw shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity. [ < Gk kle(ís) catch, hook + OID] * * * …   Universalium

  • cleoid — A dental instrument with a pointed elliptical cutting end, used in excavating cavities or carving fillings and waxes. [A. S. cle, claw + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * cle·oid klē .ȯid n a dental excavator with a claw shaped working point * * *… …   Medical dictionary

  • cleoid — n. dental tool used to clean tooth cavities …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cleoid — cle·oid …   English syllables

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