decoronate
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From de- + coronate. Compare corona (“crown (of a tooth)”).
Verb
[edit]decoronate (third-person singular simple present decoronates, present participle decoronating, simple past and past participle decoronated)
- (transitive, dentistry) To remove the crown of (an ankylosed tooth); to subject to decoronation.
- Synonym: decrown