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PYORRHEA ALVEOLARIS

\pˈa͡ɪəɹˌi͡əɹ ˌalvɪˈə͡ʊlɑːɹˌɪs], \pˈa‍ɪəɹˌi‍əɹ ˌalvɪˈə‍ʊlɑːɹˌɪs], \p_ˈaɪ_ə_ɹ_ˌiə_ɹ ˌa_l_v_ɪ__ˈəʊ_l_ɑː_ɹ_ˌɪ_s]\

Definitions of PYORRHEA ALVEOLARIS

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

purulent inflammation of the dental periosteum.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Syn.: Rigg's disease. A purulent inflammation of the periosteum of the teeth, due to an endameba, causing necrosis of the alveola and loosening of the teeth. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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