periodontium

[per-ee-uh-don-shuhm, -shee-uhm]

noun

plural

periodontia 

1. the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of periodontium¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1955–60; peri-, -odont, -ium

Example Sentences

They write that their findings raise the possibility that statins may reduce not only LDL cholesterol and arterial inflammation, but may also reduce non-arterial inflammation in “inflamed tissues such as the periodontium.”

From Forbes