PYORRHEA
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)
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)
Meaning:
Chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
pyorrhea alveolaris; Riggs' disease; pyorrhea; pyorrhoea
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)
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