Pyorrhea

noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An inflammation of the gums in which the teeth become loose; chronic periodontitis. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets wordnet
  3. 3
    A discharge of pus. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    discharge of pus wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
adenoiditisadrenitisappendicitisarteritisarthritisarthritis deformans

Example

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"Pyorrhea, or Riggs’s disease, affects the tissues surrounding the root of the tooth, and is accompanied with infection by pus bacteria, and possibly also by animal parasites, termed endameba."

Etymology

From pyo- (“pus”) + -rrhea (“flow”).

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