Home › Words › P › pseudopocketpseudopocketpseudopocket means an illusory periodontal pocket, detectable by probing measurements, but actually caused by gingival hyperplasia.EtymologyFrom pseudo- + pocket.nounAn illusory periodontal pocket, detectable by probing measurements, but actually caused by gingival hyperplasia.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pseudoscule 60% match — A false osculum or secondary opening which replaces the original osculum of a sponge. vs pseudopocket →pseudogestational 59% match — Of a sac, caused by an intrauterine buildup of fluid that has an appearance mimicking that of a gestational sac. vs pseudopocket →pseudoclubbing 57% match — A condition resembling clubbing of the nails that is not true clubbing. vs pseudopocket →pseudoproct 56% match — The anal opening on the pseudembryo of an echinoderm. vs pseudopocket →pseudostoma 56% match — A group of cells resembling a stoma, but without any true aperture among them. vs pseudopocket →pseudobubo 56% match — A subcutaneous granuloma resembling a bubo. vs pseudopocket →pseudesthesia 56% match — An imaginary sensation felt in the absence of a stimulus. vs pseudopocket →pseudembryo 55% match — A false embryo. vs pseudopocket →