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gumma

noun

Etymology

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).

  1. derived from κόμμι
  2. derived from gumma
  3. borrowed from gumma

Definitions

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

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

  2. Alternative form of Gunma.

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