Pyorrhoea

//pʌɪəˈɹɪə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Flowing or discharge of pus; periodontitis countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets wordnet
  3. 3
    discharge of pus wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
pyorrheapyorrheapyorrhea alveolarisriggs' disease

Etymology

From pyo- + -rrhoea.

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