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Noun: pyorrhea  `pIu'reeu
  1. Discharge of pus
    - pyorrhoea
     
  2. Chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets
    - pyorrhoea, pyorrhea alveolaris, Riggs' disease, Riggs's disease

Derived forms: pyorrheas

See also: pyogenic

Type of: pathology, periodontal disease, periodontitis

Encyclopedia: Pyorrhea

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pyloric valve
pyloric vein
pylorus
Pynchon
pyocyanase
pyocyanin
pyogenic
Pyongyang
pyorrhea
pyorrhea alveolaris
pyorrhoea
Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
pyracanth
Pyracantha
pyralid
pyralid moth
Pyralidae