PERIODONTAL DISEASE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
   Synonym(s)
   • periodontitis (what does periodontitis mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) periodontal disease is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disease (what does disease mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pyorrhea (what does pyorrhea mean?)
   • pyorrhoea (what does pyorrhoea mean?)
   • pyorrhea alveolaris (what does pyorrhea alveolaris mean?)
   • Riggs’ disease (what does Riggs’ disease mean?)
   • alveolar resorption (what does alveolar resorption mean?)
   • gingivitis (what does gingivitis mean?)
   • ulatrophia (what does ulatrophia mean?)