periodontitis (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *periodontitis*:
NOUN	state	periodontitis, periodontal disease	a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth

English > *periodontitis*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth.
Synonym	periodontal disease
Narrower	alveolar resorption	Wasting of the bony socket
	gingivitis	inflammation of the gums
	pyorrhea, pyorrhoea, pyorrhea alveolaris, Riggs' disease	chronic periodontitis
	ulatrophia	recession of the gums
Broader	disease	An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
Spanish	periodontitis
Catalan	periodontitis

HyperDic: periodontitis