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epulis

US/ɪˈpju.lɪs/

epulis noun: a hard tumour or tumorous growth developed from the gums.

Noun

epulis (plural epulides)

  1. A hard tumour or tumorous growth developed from the gums.

epulis meaning in Tamil

epulis in Tamil

பல் ஈறுப் புற்று நோய், எயிற்றுப்புத்து, செதில்கட்டி

Forms of epulis

pluralepulides

Origin of epulis

Borrowed from New Latin epūlis.

Questions about epulis

What does epulis mean?
Epulis means a hard tumour or tumorous growth developed from the gums.
What is epulis in Tamil?
Epulis in Tamil is பல் ஈறுப் புற்று நோய், எயிற்றுப்புத்து, செதில்கட்டி. See Epulis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epulis?
Epulis is a noun.
How do you pronounce epulis?
Epulis is pronounced /ɪˈpju.lɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of epulis?
The plural of epulis is epulides.

Words near epulis in the dictionary

  1. epubs ahead of print
  2. epulary
  3. epulation
  4. epulations
  5. epulides
  6. epulis
  7. epulises
  8. epulotic
  9. epulotics
  10. epupillate
  11. epural

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