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单词 pyorrhea
释义

pyorrhea

noun

py·​or·​rhea ˌpī-ə-ˈrē-ə How to pronounce pyorrhea (audio)
: purulent inflammation of the sockets of the teeth leading usually to loosening of the teeth

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

pyorrhea

noun

py·​or·​rhea
variants or chiefly British pyorrhoea
ˌpī-ə-ˈrē-ə How to pronounce pyorrhea (audio)
1
: a discharge of pus
2
: an advanced form of chronic periodontitis marked especially by the discharge of pus from the alveoli

called also Riggs' disease

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