periodontitis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “a tooth”) +‎ -itis.

Noun

periodontitis (uncountable)

(periodontology) Any of a number of inflammatory diseases affecting the periodontium—the tissues that surround and support the teeth.

Related terms

Translations

disease of periodontium

Chinese:
Mandarin: 牙週炎 (zh), 牙周炎 (zh) (yázhōuyán)
Czech: paradentóza (cs) f
German: Parodontitis (de) f

Japanese: 歯周炎 (shishūen), 歯周病 (shishūbyō)
Malay: radang periodontium, periodontitis
Swedish: tandlossning (sv), parodontit (sv)

Further reading

periodontitis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
periodontitis at OneLook Dictionary Search

Spanish

Noun

periodontitis f (uncountable)

periodontitis

Synonyms

piorrea

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