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PERIODONTIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does periodontia mean?
• PERIODONTIA (noun)
The noun PERIODONTIA has 1 sense:
1. the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth
Familiarity information: PERIODONTIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
periodontia; periodontics
Hypernyms ("periodontia" is a kind of...):
dental medicine; dentistry; odontology (the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth)
Derivation:
periodontal (of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics)
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