parodontopathy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

para- +‎ odontopathy

Noun[edit]

parodontopathy (countable and uncountable, plural parodontopathies)

  1. (pathology) disease of the gums and other supportive tissue of the teeth
    • 2015 December 15, “Association between Herpesviruses and Chronic Periodontitis: A Meta-Analysis Based on Case-Control Studies”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The following phrases or keywords were used: (virus OR herpesvir* OR EBV OR CMV OR HCMV OR HHV OR HSV OR Epstein-Barr virus OR cytomegalovirus OR herpes simplex virus OR Human herpesvirus) AND (chronic periodontitis OR periodontal disease OR paradontosis OR parodontopathy OR periodontal).