pyorrhea
Americannoun
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Pathology. a discharge of pus.
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Also called Riggs' disease. Also called pyorrhea alveolaris. Dentistry. a chronic form of periodontitis occurring in various degrees of severity, characterized in its severe forms by the formation of pus in the pockets between the roots of the teeth and their surrounding tissues, and frequently accompanied by the loosening and subsequent loss of the teeth.
Other Word Forms
- pyorrheal adjective
- pyorrheic adjective
Etymology
Origin of pyorrhea
Example Sentences
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To the "four out of five who have it," gingivitis, forerunner of pyorrhea, is no laughing matter.
From Time Magazine Archive
The symptoms of pyorrhea are inflammation of the gums, loosening of the teeth.
From Time Magazine Archive
The effects of a bad case of pyorrhea were beginning to show.
From Time Magazine Archive
You have one of the worst pyorrhea cases I have ever seen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Doctor Granville, at the outside, will cure his pyorrhea with emetine for no more than a paltry fifty dollars.
From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack
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