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PERIODONTAL DISEASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
Synonyms:
periodontal disease; periodontitis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("periodontal disease" is a kind of...):
disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "periodontal disease"):
pyorrhea; pyorrhea alveolaris; pyorrhoea; Riggs' disease (chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets)
alveolar resorption (wasting of the bony socket)
gingivitis (inflammation of the gums)
ulatrophia (recession of the gums)
