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pyorrhea

pyorrhea noun: an inflammation of the gums in which the teeth become loose; chronic periodontitis.

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.

pyorrhea meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog

pyorrhea in Tamil

சீழ்ப்பல்

pyorrhea in Kannada

ಒಸಡುಸೋಕು

pyorrhea in Tagalog

chronic periodontitis
maganggilagid

Forms of pyorrhea

pluralpyorrheas
alternative formpyorrhoea

Origin of pyorrhea

From pyo- (“pus”) + -rrhea (“flow”).

Words formed from pyorrhea

Questions about pyorrhea

What does pyorrhea mean?
Pyorrhea means an inflammation of the gums in which the teeth become loose; chronic periodontitis.
What is pyorrhea in Tamil?
Pyorrhea in Tamil is சீழ்ப்பல். See Pyorrhea meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pyorrhea?
Pyorrhea is a noun.
What is the plural of pyorrhea?
The plural of pyorrhea is pyorrheas.

Words near pyorrhea in the dictionary

  1. pyophthalmia
  2. pyopneumothorax
  3. pyopoiesis
  4. pyoptysis
  5. pyore
  6. pyorrhea
  7. pyorrheal
  8. pyorrheas
  9. pyorrheic
  10. pyorrhoea
  11. pyorrhoeal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pyorrhea (page history and authors); pyorrhea (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pyorrhea (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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