Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Purulent inflammation of the gums and tooth sockets, often leading to loosening of the teeth.
- noun A discharge of pus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Purulent discharge.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
inflammation of thegums in which theteeth becomeloose ;chronic periodontitis - noun A
discharge ofpus
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun discharge of pus
- noun chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets
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Examples
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After she'd sipped, he quipped, "And did I mention I have pyorrhea?"
Regina Weinreich: Hamptons Journal: Tennessee Williams at 100, Dick Cavett at _____ Regina Weinreich 2011
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After she'd sipped, he quipped, "And did I mention I have pyorrhea?"
Regina Weinreich: Hamptons Journal: Tennessee Williams at 100, Dick Cavett at _____ Regina Weinreich 2011
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Of course, you don't understand, but the point is that I've persuaded Doctor Hadley to bring in Doctor Granville, who is a dentist and a pyorrhea expert.
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After she'd sipped, he quipped, "And did I mention I have pyorrhea?"
Regina Weinreich: Hamptons Journal: Tennessee Williams at 100, Dick Cavett at _____ Regina Weinreich 2011
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After she'd sipped, he quipped, "And did I mention I have pyorrhea?"
Regina Weinreich: Hamptons Journal: Tennessee Williams at 100, Dick Cavett at _____ Regina Weinreich 2011
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Doctor Granville, at the outside, will cure his pyorrhea with emetine for no more than a paltry fifty dollars.
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I have diagnosed it as pyorrhea which has infected the stomach from the mouth, and have suggested emetine treatment of the mouth as a cure for the stomach disorder.
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He did enter Doctor Hadley's office, although no sufferer from pyorrhea or appendicitis awaited him.
CHAPTER XIX 2010
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After she'd sipped, he quipped, "And did I mention I have pyorrhea?"
Regina Weinreich: Hamptons Journal: Tennessee Williams at 100, Dick Cavett at _____ Regina Weinreich 2011
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Oliver had trouble with his gums, he had pyorrhea.
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