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PERIODONTIA

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

• PERIODONTIA (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

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