Medical Dictionary
devitalize
vt de·vi·tal·ize
de·vi·tal·ized or British de·vi·tal·isedde·vi·tal·iz·ing or British de·vi·tal·is·ing
Medical Definition of DEVITALIZE
: to deprive of life or vitality: as a : to refine (as foodstuffs) to the point that essential or desirable constituents are lost b : to subject (a tooth or its pulp) to devitalization
Variants of DEVITALIZE
de·vi·tal·ize or British de·vi·tal·ise \(ˈ)dē-ˈvīt-əl-ˌīz\
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