pericementoclasia

9.9

A pocket of pus that forms around a tooth because the tissues near its root get infected

noun
/ˌpɛrɪsɛmənˈtoʊkleɪziə/

Specialized

: pericementoclasia

X-rays revealed that pericementoclasia had developed around the patient's lower molar.

Examples

Untreated pericementoclasia can lead to severe dental complications and even bone loss.
The dentist diagnosed her with pericementoclasia after the examination.
The dentist diagnosed the painful swelling as pericementoclasia and prescribed antibiotics.
He suffered from pericementoclasia due to a severe tooth infection.
The dentist diagnosed the painful swelling as pericementoclasia and prescribed antibiotics.
Untreated pericementoclasia can lead to severe dental complications and even bone loss.
X-rays revealed that pericementoclasia had developed around the patient's lower molar.

Synonyms

abscessed tooth

vspericementoclasia

Specialized

1 5.6

A tooth with a painful, infected swelling in the gum

has identical meaning but is the medical term for the same condition

Surface Forms

pericementoclasia singular

pericementoclasias plural

Morphology

pericementoclasia = cementoclasia (opaque) = peri + cement + clasia

The prefixal relation is structurally identifiable, but the medical meaning remains highly specialized and not readily inferable for most learners.

Etymology

Pericementoclasia comes from three parts: peri- 'around', cemento- 'cement' (the hard layer around a tooth), and -clasia 'breaking'. So, it literally points to breaking or damage 'around' the tooth's cement and helps you remember it means a painful pocket of pus or infection that forms near a tooth.