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gingivitis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɪˈvaɪtəs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Inflammation of the gums or gingivae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

inflammation of the gums

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: periodontal disease, periodontitis

History

Etymology

Etymology tree 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.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gingivitis — inflammation of the gums
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牙齦炎 /牙龈炎 (yáyínyán) — inflammation of the gums
  • Czech: gingivitida — inflammation of the gums
  • Dutch: gingivitis — inflammation of the gums
  • Dutch: tandvleesontsteking — inflammation of the gums
  • Finnish: ientulehdus — inflammation of the gums
  • French: gingivite — inflammation of the gums
  • Galician: xenxivite — inflammation of the gums
  • German: Zahnfleischentzündung — inflammation of the gums
  • German: Gingivitis — inflammation of the gums
  • Greek: ουλίτιδα (oulítida) — inflammation of the gums
  • Haitian Creole: jenjivit — inflammation of the gums
  • Hungarian: ínygyulladás — inflammation of the gums
  • Hungarian: fogínygyulladás — inflammation of the gums
  • Icelandic: tannholdsbólga — inflammation of the gums
  • Indonesian: gingivitis — inflammation of the gums
  • Indonesian: peradangan gusi — inflammation of the gums
  • Inuktitut: ᐃᒃᑭᓗᒃᑐᖅ ᑭᒍᑎᒨᖓᔪᒥᒃ (ikkiloktoq kicotimoongayomik) — inflammation of the gums
  • Italian: gengivite — inflammation of the gums
  • Japanese: 歯齦炎 (shigin'en) — inflammation of the gums
  • Japanese: 歯肉炎 (shinikuen) — inflammation of the gums
  • Malay: radang gusi — inflammation of the gums
  • Malay: gingivitis — inflammation of the gums
  • Māori: tako pirau — inflammation of the gums
  • Persian: ژنژیویت (žanživit) — inflammation of the gums
  • Polish: zapalenie dziąseł — inflammation of the gums
  • Portuguese: gengivite — inflammation of the gums
  • Romanian: gingivită — inflammation of the gums
  • Russian: гингиви́т (gingivít) — inflammation of the gums
  • Russian: воспале́ние дёсен (vospalénije djósen) — inflammation of the gums
  • Spanish: gingivitis — inflammation of the gums
  • Tagalog: maganggilagid — inflammation of the gums
  • Turkish: diş eti iltihabı — inflammation of the gums
  • Volapük: gingifaflamat — inflammation of the gums