# Riggs' disease

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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).

## Source
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