cleoid

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]

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cle·oid 'klē-.ȯid n a dental excavator with a claw-shaped working point

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cle·oid (kleґoid) [Middle English cle claw + -oid] a claw-shaped nib used to carve amalgam restorations.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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

  • cleoid — cle·oid …   English syllables

  • 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 * * * /klee oyd/, n. Dentistry. a claw shaped dental instrument used to remove carious… …   Useful english dictionary

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