English Explanatory Dictionary

Riggs' disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. pyorrhea of a tooth socket; a purulent inflammation of the dental periosteum, producing the progressive necrosis of the alveoli and looseness of the teeth

Word forms

Riggs' disease

Etymology

Named after American dentist John W. Riggs (1811–1885).

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