English Explanatory Dictionary

gingivitis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Inflammation of the gums or gingivae.

Pronunciation

/ˌd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɪˈvaɪtəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gingivitis.wav

Word forms

gingivitis gingivitides gingivites

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-der. Latin gingīvabor. English gingiva Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English gingivitis From gingiva + -itis.

Related words

periodentosis

Derived words

acute membranous gingivitis acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis acute ulcerative gingivitis antigingivitis fusospirochetal gingivitis gingervitis gingivitic mucogingivitis phagedenic gingivitis ulcerative gingivitis

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