Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periodontal disease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ri-odon-tal dis-ease
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth

Synonyms

periodontitis

Questions

What does periodontal disease mean?
a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth

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