periodontitis

English

Etymology

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

Noun

periodontitis (usually uncountable, plural periodontitides)

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

   An untreated gingivitis may lead to periodontitis, both forms of periodontal disease.

   • 1932, The Journal of Periodontology, volume 3, page 29:

     Schlein reports favorable results from the use of Besredka's antivirus in cases of ulcerous stomatitis, acute pulpitis and periodontitides.

Synonyms

• parodontitis

Related terms

• periodontal
• periodontics
• periodontist
• periodontium
• periodontology

 

Translations

disease of periodontium

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牙週炎 / 牙周炎 (zh) (yázhōuyán)

• Czech: paradentóza (cs) f
• Finnish: parodontiitti (fi)
• Galician: paradontite
• German: Parodontitis (de) f
• Italian: paradontite (it)
• Japanese: 歯周炎 (shishūen), 歯周病 (shishūbyō)
• Malay: radang periodontium, periodontitis
• Spanish: periodontitis f, piorrea f
• Swedish: tandlossning (sv), parodontit (sv)

Further reading

• “periodontitis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “periodontitis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Spanish

Noun

periodontitis f (uncountable)

1. periodontitis

   Synonym: piorrea