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歯槽膿漏

Reading

Kana: しそうのうろう
Romaji: shisounourou
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Definition

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periodontitis; pyorrhea; pyorrhoea; pyorrhea alveolaris; inflammation of the gingiva (gums) resulting in bone loss

Kanji

Readings: シ、 よわい、 は、 よわ.い、 よわい.する
Meanings: tooth, cog
Readings: ソウ、 ふね
Meanings: vat, tub, tank
Readings: ノウ、 ドウ、 う.む、 うみ
Meanings: pus, fester, discharge
Readings: ロウ、 も.る、 も.れる、 も.らす
Meanings: leak, escape, time

Example Sentences

歯槽膿漏(しそうのうろう)があります。
➥I have pyorrhea.
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最近(さいきん)いった歯医者(はいしゃ)で「歯槽膿漏(しそうのうろう)がありますね」と()われ(なや)んでいます。
➥I'm worried because the dentist I went to recently told me, "You've got periodontitis alright".
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