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    RIGGS' DISEASE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth socketsplay

    Synonyms:

    pyorrhea; pyorrhea alveolaris; pyorrhoea; Riggs' disease

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("Riggs' disease" is a kind of...):

    periodontal disease; periodontitis (a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Riggs' disease"):

    pericementoclasia (pus pocket formation around a tooth)

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