- gingivoperiodontitis
- gin·gi·vo·peri·odon·ti·tis (jin″jĭ-vo-per″e-o-don-tiґtis) inflammation involving the gingivae and periodontium.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
gingivoperiodontitis
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