|pīə|rēəl adjective
or py·or·rhe·ic -rēik ; also py·or·rhet·ic -red.ik
Etymology: pyorrheal, pyorrhetic from New Latin pyorrhea + English -al or -etic; pyorrheic International Scientific Vocabulary pyorrh- (from New Latin pyorrhea ) + -ic
: of, relating to, or constituting pyorrhea