Etymograph

English

pseudopocket

From pseudo- + pocket.

Formed from pseudo- + pocket

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Proto-Germanic *puhô ‘bag; pouch’

Frankish *pokō ‘pouch’

Anglo-Norman poket

Middle English pocket ‘bag, sack’

English pocket

Today it means

noun An illusory periodontal pocket, detectable by probing measurements, but actually caused by gingival hyperplasia.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudopocket”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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