PYORRHEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pyorrhea mean? 

• PYORRHEA (noun)
  The noun PYORRHEA has 2 senses:

1. discharge of pus

2. chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets

  Familiarity information: PYORRHEA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PYORRHEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Discharge of pus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

pyorrhea; pyorrhoea

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

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

pyorrhea; pyorrhea alveolaris; pyorrhoea; Riggs' disease

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

periodontal disease; periodontitis (a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pyorrhea"):

pericementoclasia (pus pocket formation around a tooth)