periopathogenic

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adjective

Contributing to periodontitis.

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Meanings

adjectiveperiopathogenic (comparative more periopathogenic, superlative most periopathogenic)

comparative more periopathogenic · superlative most periopathogenic

  1. Contributing to periodontitis.

    Therefore, in the current study MMP2, aMMP8, MMP9 and MMP12 were measured in the bronchial fluid of 91 patients undergoing elective diagnostic bronchoscopy and these findings correlated with the presence of periopathogenic marker species.

    2015 December 15, “Elevated Matrix Metalloproteinase Levels in Bronchi Infected with Periodontopathogenic Bacteria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From perio- + pathogenic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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