Periopathogenic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Contributing to periodontitis.
"Therefore, in the current study MMP2, aMMP8, MMP9 and MMP12 were measured in the bronchial fluid of 91 patients undergoing elective diagnostic bronchoscopy and these findings correlated with the presence of periopathogenic marker species."
Example
More examples"Therefore, in the current study MMP2, aMMP8, MMP9 and MMP12 were measured in the bronchial fluid of 91 patients undergoing elective diagnostic bronchoscopy and these findings correlated with the presence of periopathogenic marker species."
Etymology
From perio- + pathogenic.
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