periodontal
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “a tooth”).
Adjective[edit]
periodontal (not comparable)
- surrounding a tooth
- Relating to the periodontium
- Relating to periodontics
- 2002, Leif Tronstad, Clinical Endodontics: A Textbook, page 70:
- Recently it has been shown that the bacterial flora of endodontic and periodontal abscesses differ in certain aspects. Thus, in an endodontic abscess, the number of spirochetes is between 0 and 10%, whereas in a periodontal abscess the spirochete count is about 40%.
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Translations[edit]
surrounding a tooth
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of or relating to periodontics
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Further reading[edit]
- “periodontal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “periodontal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “periodontal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Adjective[edit]
periodontal m or f (masculine and feminine plural periodontales)
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Further reading[edit]
- “periodontal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014