Kata bahasa Indonesia
English word
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun has 1 sense
- periodontics(n = noun.cognition) periodontia - the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth;
Derived form adjective periodontal1, adjective periodontic1, noun periodontist1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
, n.pl. (treated as sing.) the branch of dentistry concerned with the structures surrounding and supporting the teeth.
Derivative
periodontal adj. periodontist n.
Etymology
PERI- + Gk odous odont- tooth