gumboil

gumboil
/gum"boyl'/, n. Pathol.
a small abscess on the gum, originating in an abscess in the pulp of a tooth. Also called parulis.
[1745-55; GUM2 + BOIL2]

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  • gumboil — n. abscess on the gums …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • gumboil — noun (C) a painful swelling on your gum 1 (1); abscess …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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