perirhizoclasia

per·i·rhi·zo·cla·si·a

(per'i-rī'zō-klā'zē-ă), Although the diagraph rh occurring at the beginning of a syllable in a word of Greek origin is ordinarily changed to rrh when a prefix or other lexical element is placed before it, the r is not doubled in this word.Inflammatory destruction of tissues immediately around the root of a tooth, that is, pericementum, cementum, and approximating layers of alveolar bone. [peri- + G. rhiza, root, + klasis, destruction]

per·i·rhi·zo·cla·si·a

(per'i-rī-zō-klā'zē-ă) Inflammatory destruction of tissues immediately around the root of a tooth. [peri- + G. rhiza, root, + klasis, destruction]

perirhizoclasia

(pĕr″ĭ-rī″zō-klā′zē-ă) [″ + rhiza, root, + klasis, destruction] Inflammation and destruction of tissues extending around the roots of a tooth.

per·i·rhi·zo·cla·si·a

(per'i-rī-zō-klā'zē-ă) Inflammatory destruction of tissues immedi ately around tooth root, i.e., pericementum, cementum, and approximating layers of alveolar bone. [peri- + G. rhiza, root, + klasis, destruction]