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peri-implantitis

peri-implantitis noun: a destructive inflammatory process similar to periodontitis, affecting the tissues around a dental implant.

Noun

peri-implantitis (uncountable)

  1. A destructive inflammatory process similar to periodontitis, affecting the tissues around a dental implant.

Origin of peri-implantitis

From peri- + implant + -itis, by analogy with periodontitis.

Questions about peri-implantitis

What does peri-implantitis mean?
Peri-implantitis means a destructive inflammatory process similar to periodontitis, affecting the tissues around a dental implant.
What part of speech is peri-implantitis?
Peri-implantitis is a noun.

Words near peri-implantitis in the dictionary

  1. peri
  2. peri'a
  3. peri-
  4. peri-apocalyptic
  5. peri-articularly
  6. peri-implantitis
  7. peri-lingual deafness
  8. peri-mortem
  9. peri-op
  10. peri-operative
  11. peri-operatively

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