"pyorrhea" meaning in English

See pyorrhea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pyorrheas [plural], pyorrhoea [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English pyo- English -rrhea English pyorrhea From pyo- (“pus”) + -rrhea (“flow”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pyo-<t:pus>|-rrhea<t:flow>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English pyo- English -rrhea English pyorrhea From pyo- (“pus”) + -rrhea (“flow”). Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pyorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural pyorrheas)
  1. An inflammation of the gums in which the teeth become loose; chronic periodontitis. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (chronic periodontitis): piorrea [feminine] (Catalan), ienmätä (Finnish), pyorrhée [feminine] (French), πυόρροια (pyórroia) [feminine] (Greek), piorrea [feminine] (Italian), wótsíní (Navajo), pyoré [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), pyoré [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), maganggilagid (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-pyorrhea-en-noun-RF5sPXGk Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pyo-, English terms suffixed with -rrhea, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pyo-: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -rrhea: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'chronic periodontitis': 95 5
  2. A discharge of pus. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (discharge of pus): märkävuoto (Finnish), pyorrhée [feminine] (French), πυόρροια (pyórroia) [feminine] (Greek), pyoré [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), pyoré [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ropotok [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-pyorrhea-en-noun-HqA09EBa Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pyo-, English terms suffixed with -rrhea, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pyo-: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -rrhea: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'discharge of pus': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pyorrheal, pyorrheic Related terms: diarrhea, diarrhoea, galactorrhea, galactorrhoea, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, logorrhea, logorrhoea

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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