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PERIODONTIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does periodontist mean? 

PERIODONTIST (noun)
  The noun PERIODONTIST has 1 sense:

1. a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teethplay

  Familiarity information: PERIODONTIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PERIODONTIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("periodontist" is a kind of...):

dental practitioner; dentist; tooth doctor (a person qualified to practice dentistry)

Derivation:

periodontics (the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth)


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