pyorrhoea

/,paiə'riə/

Thân thiện

A dentist points to a diagram showing the effects of pyorrhoea on a patient's gums.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A chronic inflammatory disease of the tissues surrounding the teeth, characterized by pus discharge and often leading to loosening of the teeth. This is the primary medical meaning, referring specifically to a severe form of periodontal disease.
   • A discharge of pus. This is a more general, less common usage of the term.

Usage

• The term pyorrhoea is a technical medical term, primarily used in dentistry and historical medical contexts. In modern clinical language, terms like periodontitis or advanced periodontal disease are more frequently used.
• It functions as a non-count noun when referring to the disease condition.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Untreated gingivitis can progress to pyorrhoea, causing bone loss and tooth mobility.
  • The dentist diagnosed severe pyorrhoea in several quadrants of the patient's mouth.
  • (Less common) The wound was complicated by pyorrhoea.

Advanced Usage

• "pyorrhoea alveolaris": This is the full technical name for the dental disease, specifying inflammation of the tooth sockets (alveoli).
  • The historical medical text described the treatment for pyorrhoea alveolaris.

Variants and Related Words

• Pyorrhea (noun): The American English spelling variant of pyorrhoea.
• Periodontitis (noun): The modern, more general term for inflammation of the periodontium (tissues surrounding the tooth), of which pyorrhoea is a severe form.
• Gingivitis (noun): Inflammation of the gums, which may precede pyorrhoea.
• Purulent (adjective): Containing or discharging pus; describes the nature of the inflammation in pyorrhoea.

Synonyms

• Periodontal disease (general term)
• Advanced periodontitis (clinical term)
• Purulent periodontitis (descriptive term)

Antonyms

• Periodontal health
• Healthy gingiva (healthy gums)

Học thuật

Noun

1. chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets
2. discharge of pus

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pyorrhea
• pyorrhea alveolaris
• Riggs' disease