periodontosis

[ per-ee-oh-don-toh-sis ]
/ ˌpɛr i oʊ dɒnˈtoʊ sɪs /

noun Dentistry. (no longer in technical use)

rapidly advancing juvenile periodontitis.

Origin of periodontosis

First recorded in 1935–40; periodont(ium) + -osis

Words nearby periodontosis

periodontist, periodontitis, periodontium, periodontoclasia, periodontology, periodontosis, perioeci, perionychia, perionychium, perioophoritis, perioophorosalpingitis

Medical definitions for periodontosis

periodontosis
[ pĕr′ē-ō′dŏn-tō′sĭs ]

n.

A degenerative disease of the periodontal ligament and tooth sockets, characterized by looseness and migration of teeth.