Usually means: Study and treatment of gums.
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General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. periodontics: Merriam-Webster
  2. periodontics: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. periodontics: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. periodontics: Collins English Dictionary
  5. periodontics: Vocabulary.com
  6. Periodontics, periodontics: Wordnik
  7. periodontics: Wiktionary
  8. periodontics: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. periodontics: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. periodontics: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. periodontics: Dictionary.com
  12. Periodontics: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. periodontics: Rhymezone
  14. periodontics: FreeDictionary.org
  15. periodontics: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  16. periodontics: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. periodontics: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Periodontics: Glossary of Health Care Terms

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. periodontics: Encyclopedia

Medicine (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. periodontics: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Periodontics: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  6. Probert Encyclopaedia of Medicine (No longer online)
  7. Specific Diseases/Disorders (No longer online)
  8. periodontics: Medical dictionary
  9. Oral Health Definitions for Non-Dentists (No longer online)
  10. Periodontics: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (periodontics)

noun:  (dentistry) The study of supporting structures of teeth, including the gums, alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal ligament, and the diseases and conditions that affect them.

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