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Periodontitis Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -itis

Periodontitis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth

2

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

See Also
periodontal pyorrhea periopathogenic periodontium peri implantitis periodontics periodontogenic pulpitis
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
disease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
pyorrhea alveolar resorption gingivitis ulatrophia
Rhyming Words
tis utis itis otis batis bitis artis métis yetis metis cutis fetis ottis vitis satis mitis pitis mentis cystis iritis
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