pyorrhea

English

Alternative forms

• pyorrhoea

Etymology

From pyo- (“pus”) +‎ -rrhea (“flow”).

Noun

pyorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural pyorrheas)

1. An inflammation of the gums in which the teeth become loose; chronic periodontitis.
2. A discharge of pus.

Related terms

• diarrhea/diarrhoea
• galactorrhea/galactorrhoea
• gonorrhea/gonorrhoea
• logorrhea/logorrhoea

Translations

chronic periodontitis

• Finnish: ienmätä
• French: pyorrhée (fr) f
• Greek: πυόρροια (el) f (pyórroia)
• Navajo: wótsíní
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: pyoré m

  Nynorsk: pyoré m

• Tagalog: maganggilagid

discharge of pus

• Finnish: märkävuoto
• French: pyorrhée (fr) f
• Greek: πυόρροια (el) f (pyórroia)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: pyoré m

  Nynorsk: pyoré m

• Polish: ropotok m