HyperDic: periodontitis

English > 1 sense of the word periodontitis:
NOUNstateperiodontitis, periodontal diseasea disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
English > periodontitis: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth.
Synonymperiodontal disease
Narroweralveolar resorptionWasting of the bony socket
gingivitisinflammation of the gums
pyorrhea, pyorrhoea, pyorrhea alveolaris, Riggs' diseasechronic periodontitis
ulatrophiarecession of the gums
BroaderdiseaseAn impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
Spanishperiodontitis
Catalanperiodontitis

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