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periodontium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ri-odon-tium
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar bone, cementum, gums and periodontal ligament.

Uncountable

Etymology

From peri- + Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús) + -ium.

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Frequently Paired Words

periodontal periodontics periodontist periodontitis periodontology

Questions

What does periodontium mean?
The specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar bone, cementum, gums and periodontal ligament.
Where does periodontium come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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