Definitions for pyorrheas

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pyorrheas py·or·rhe·a

Spelling: [pahy-uh-ree-uh]

IPA: /ˌpaɪ əˈri ə/

Pyorrheas is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 488 anagrams from letters in pyorrheas (aehoprrsy).

Definitions for pyorrheas

noun

1. Pathology. a discharge of pus.
2. Also called pyorrhea alveolaris [al-vee-uh-lar-is] /ælˌvi əˈlær ɪs/ (Show IPA), Riggs' disease. Dentistry. a chronic form of periodontitis occurring in various degrees of severity, characterized in its severe forms by the formation of pus in the pockets between the roots of the teeth and their surrounding tissues, and frequently accompanied by the loosening and subsequent loss of the teeth.

Origin of pyorrheas

From New Latin, dating back to 1805-15; See origin at pyo-, -rhea

Examples for pyorrheas

He cured the pyorrhea alveolaris, and cured the catarrh, too, at the same time.

Doctor Granville, at the outside, will cure his pyorrhea with emetine for no more than a paltry fifty dollars.