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plaquenoun(uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).
infectionnounAn uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
halitosisnoun(pathology) The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.
periodentosisnoun(dentistry) Inflammation of soft tissues around one's teeth such as the gums.
diabrosisnoun(medicine, archaic) corrosion, erosion, or ulceration
pyorrheanounAn inflammation of the gums in which the teeth become loose; chronic periodontitis.
oxalosisnounThe deposition of oxalate within the body.
spruenoun(metallurgy) A channel through which molten metal is poured into the mold during the casting process.
sand boilnoun(geology) An eruption of water through a bed of sand due, for instance, to seismic activity, or to differences in water pressure on two sides of a levee which causes water to penetrate beneath the levee.
metallosisnoun(medicine) An abnormal buildup of metallic debris in the body occurring when metallic components in medical implants undergo corrosion.
dysodontiasisnoun(medicine, rare) Difficulty or irregularity in the eruption of the teeth.
trench mouthnoun(idiomatic, medicine) Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, a severe bacterial infection of the gums, typically characterized by inflammation, bleeding, deep ulceration, necrotized tissue, pain, fever, enlarged lymph nodes, fatigue, and halitosis.
sarcosisnoun(medicine) The abnormal formation of flesh.
bedsorenoun(medicine, usually in the plural, dated) A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.
erosionnoun(uncountable) The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
stomatopathynoun(pathology) Any disease of the mouth
glossoncusnoun(medicine, obsolete) A chronic swelling of the tongue.
putrid fevernounTyphus.
suppurationnoun(medicine) The decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.
desudationnoun(obsolete, medicine) A profuse or morbid sweating, often succeeded by a rash of small pimples.

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