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gumma

gumma noun: a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis.

Noun

gumma (plural gummas or gummata)

  1. a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis.

Proper noun capitalized: Gumma

Gumma

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Gunma.

Forms of gumma

pluralgummas
pluralgummata

Origin of gumma

Borrowed from New Latin gumma, extended in meaning from Late Latin gumma (“gum, resin”), a late form of cummis, cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), of Egyptian origin. Doublet of gum (Etymology 2).

From an early Hepburn romanization of Japanese 群(ぐん)馬(ま) (Gunma).

Words formed from gumma

Questions about gumma

What does gumma mean?
Gumma means a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis.
What part of speech is gumma?
Gumma can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of gumma?
The plural of gumma is gummas.

Words near gumma in the dictionary

  1. gumlike
  2. gumline
  3. gumlines
  4. Gumly Gumly
  5. gumm
  6. gumma
  7. gummable
  8. gummas
  9. gummata
  10. gummatous
  11. gumme

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