Periodontitis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  periodontitis \per`i*o*don*ti"tis\
     (p[e^]r`[=e]*[-o]*d[o^]n*t[imac]"t[i^]s), n. (Med.)
     A disease that attacks the gum and bone around the teeth.
  
     Syn: periodontal disease.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  periodontitis
       n : a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
           [syn: {periodontal disease}]