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periodontosis

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[per-ee-oh-don-toh-sis] / ˌpɛr i oʊ dɒnˈtoʊ sɪs /

noun

Dentistry.

rapidly advancing juvenile periodontitis.

Etymology

Origin of periodontosis

First recorded in 1935–40; periodont(ium) + -osis

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