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pyorrhœa

pyorrhœa is the alternative spelling of pyorrhea.

Meaning of pyorrhea

Noun

pyorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural pyorrheas)

  1. An inflammation of the gums in which the teeth become loose; chronic periodontitis.
  2. A discharge of pus.

Words formed from pyorrhœa

Questions about pyorrhœa

What is pyorrhœa the alternative spelling of?
Pyorrhœa is the alternative spelling of pyorrhea.

Words near pyorrhœa in the dictionary

  1. pyorrheic
  2. pyorrhoea
  3. pyorrhoeal
  4. pyorrhoeas
  5. pyorrhoeic
  6. pyorrhœa
  7. pyorrhœal
  8. pyorrhœic
  9. pyorubin
  10. Pyos
  11. pyosalpinges

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pyorrhœa (page history and authors); pyorrhea (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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