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Riggs'_disease
Riggs' disease
English
Noun
Riggs
'
disease
(
uncountable
)
pyorrhea
of a
tooth
socket
; a
purulent
inflammation
of the
dental
periosteum
, producing the
progressive
necrosis
of the
alveoli
and
looseness
of the
teeth
Etymology
Named after American dentist John W. Riggs (1811–1885).
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