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Riggs' disease
Riggs' disease R0243650 (rĭgz)n. Inflammation of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth.
[After John Mankey Riggs (1810-1885), American dentist.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1.Riggs' disease - chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth socketspyorrhea alveolaris, pyorrhoea, pyorrheaperiodontal disease, periodontitis - a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teethpericementoclasia - pus pocket formation around a tooth |
Riggs' disease
Riggs' disease (rĭgz)n. Inflammation of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth.Riggs' disease
Synonyms for Riggs' diseasenoun chronic periodontitisSynonyms- pyorrhea alveolaris
- pyorrhoea
- pyorrhea
Related Words- periodontal disease
- periodontitis
- pericementoclasia
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