parodontopathy

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noun

disease of the gums and other supportive tissue of the teeth

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Meanings

nounparodontopathy (countable and uncountable, plural parodontopathies)

plural parodontopathies

  1. countableuncountablemedicinedisease of the gums and other supportive tissue of the teeth

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    2015 December 15, “Association between Herpesviruses and Chronic Periodontitis: A Meta-Analysis Based on Case-Control Studies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From para- + odontopathy.

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APA

parodontopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parodontopathy

MLA

“parodontopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parodontopathy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parodontopathy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parodontopathy.

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