Standard Lemma guide

periodontal

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: P EH2 R IY0 AH0 D AA1 N T AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P EH2 R IY0 AH0 D AA1 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

surrounding a tooth

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Relating to the periodontium

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Relating to periodontics

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • periodontal disease

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: periodontic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “a tooth”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: periodontaalinen — surrounding a tooth
  • Finnish: hammasta ympäröivä — surrounding a tooth
  • Spanish: periodontal — surrounding a tooth
  • Thai: ปริทันต์ (bpà-rí-tan) — surrounding a tooth
  • Finnish: ien- — of or relating to periodontics
  • Finnish: periodontaalinen — of or relating to periodontics
  • Spanish: periodontal — of or relating to periodontics
  • Thai: ปริทันต์ (bpà-rí-tan) — of or relating to periodontics