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noun
Chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets.
synonyms: pyorrhea, pyorrhoea, Riggs' disease.
is a specific kind of: periodontal disease, periodontitis.
is a broader term that covers: pericementoclasia.
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