Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth;
[syn: periodontal disease, periodontitis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
periodontitis \per`i*o*don*ti"tis\
(p[e^]r`[=e]*[-o]*d[o^]n*t[imac]"t[i^]s), n. (Med.)
A disease that attacks the gum and bone around the teeth.
Syn: periodontal disease.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
periodontitis
n 1: a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the
teeth [syn: periodontal disease, periodontitis]