Gumma

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small rubbery granuloma that has a necrotic center and is enclosed by an inflamed fibrous capsule. It is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A kind of soft tumor, usually of syphilitic origin.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, a kind of tumor produced by syphilis, so called from the resemblance of its contents to gum.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    granuloma   
    Variant
    gummata   
    Form
    gummous    gummata    gumma hepatis    gummose    gummy   
     
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