digital pulp


pulp

 [pulp] any soft, juicy animal or vegetable tissue. adj., adj pul´pal.dental pulp the richly vascularized and innervated connective tissue inside the pulp cavity of a tooth.digital pulp a cushion of soft tissue on the palmar or plantar surface of the distal phalanx of a finger or toe.pulp test a diagnostic test to determine whether the pulp of a tooth is vital (alive) or nonvital (dead); called also pulp vitality test.red pulp (splenic pulp) the dark reddish brown substance filling the interspaces of the splenic sinuses.tooth pulp dental pulp.pulp vitality test pulp test.white pulp sheaths of lymphatic tissue surrounding the arteries of the spleen.

pulp of fin·ger

the fleshy mass on the palmar aspect of the extremity of the finger. Synonym(s): digital pulp of hand, digital pulp, pulpa digiti manus

digital pulp

The soft, elastic prominence on the palmar or plantar surface of the last phalanx of a finger or toe.See also: pulp