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pseudopocket

pseudopocket noun: an illusory periodontal pocket, detectable by probing measurements, but actually caused by gingival hyperplasia.

Noun

pseudopocket (plural pseudopockets)

  1. An illusory periodontal pocket, detectable by probing measurements, but actually caused by gingival hyperplasia.

Forms of pseudopocket

pluralpseudopockets

Origin of pseudopocket

From pseudo- + pocket.

Questions about pseudopocket

What does pseudopocket mean?
Pseudopocket means an illusory periodontal pocket, detectable by probing measurements, but actually caused by gingival hyperplasia.
What part of speech is pseudopocket?
Pseudopocket is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudopocket?
The plural of pseudopocket is pseudopockets.

Words near pseudopocket in the dictionary

  1. pseudoplasticity
  2. pseudoplastics
  3. pseudoplatanus
  4. pseudopneumoperitoneum
  5. pseudopneumoperitoneums
  6. pseudopocket
  7. pseudopockets
  8. pseudopod
  9. pseudopodal
  10. pseudopodetial
  11. pseudopodia

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