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periodontitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ri-odon-ti-tis
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “a tooth”) + -itis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

periodontitides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

periodontal periodontics periodontist periodontium periodontology

Synonyms

parodontitis periodontal disease

Questions

What does periodontitis mean?
A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.
Where does periodontitis come from?
From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “a tooth”) + -itis.

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