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PYORRHOEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pyorrhoea mean?
• PYORRHOEA (noun)
The noun PYORRHOEA has 2 senses:
1. discharge of pus
2. chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets
Familiarity information: PYORRHOEA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discharge of pus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
pyorrhea; pyorrhoea
Hypernyms ("pyorrhoea" 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 ("pyorrhoea" 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 "pyorrhoea"):
pericementoclasia (pus pocket formation around a tooth)
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