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periopathogenic

periopathogenic adjective: contributing to periodontitis.

Adjective

periopathogenic (comparative more periopathogenic, superlative most periopathogenic)

  1. Contributing to periodontitis.
    • Therefore, in the current study MMP2, aMMP8, MMP9 and MMP12 were measured in the bronchial fluid of 91 patients undergoing elective diagnostic bronchoscopy and these findings correlated with the presence of periopathogenic marker species.2015 December 15, “Elevated Matrix Metalloproteinase Levels in Bronchi Infected with Periodontopathogenic Bacteria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of periopathogenic

comparativemore periopathogenic
superlativemost periopathogenic

Origin of periopathogenic

From perio- + pathogenic.

Questions about periopathogenic

What does periopathogenic mean?
Periopathogenic means contributing to periodontitis.
What part of speech is periopathogenic?
Periopathogenic is an adjective.

Words near periopathogenic in the dictionary

  1. perionychium
  2. perionyx
  3. perionyxes
  4. periop
  5. periopathogen
  6. periopathogenic
  7. periopathogens
  8. perioperative
  9. perioperatively
  10. periople
  11. perioples

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