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Riggs' disease

Riggs' disease noun: pyorrhea of a tooth socket; a purulent inflammation of the dental periosteum, producing the progressive necrosis of the alveoli and looseness of the teeth.

Noun

Riggs' disease (uncountable)

  1. pyorrhea of a tooth socket; a purulent inflammation of the dental periosteum, producing the progressive necrosis of the alveoli and looseness of the teeth

Origin of Riggs' disease

Named after American dentist John W. Riggs (1811–1885).

Questions about Riggs' disease

What does Riggs' disease mean?
Riggs' disease means pyorrhea of a tooth socket; a purulent inflammation of the dental periosteum, producing the progressive necrosis of the alveoli and looseness of the teeth.
What part of speech is Riggs' disease?
Riggs' disease is a noun.

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