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RIGGS' DISEASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets
Synonyms:
pyorrhea; pyorrhea alveolaris; pyorrhoea; Riggs' disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("Riggs' disease" is a kind of...):
periodontal disease; periodontitis (a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Riggs' disease"):
pericementoclasia (pus pocket formation around a tooth)
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