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/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 — Gum boil (g[u^]m boil), n. (Med.) A small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gumboil — ► NOUN ▪ a small swelling formed on the gum over an abscess at the root of a tooth … English terms dictionary
gumboil — [gum′boil΄] n. a small abscess on the gum associated with tooth decay, but not with pyorrhea or cold sores … English World dictionary
gumboil — UK [ˈɡʌmˌbɔɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms gumboil : singular gumboil plural gumboils an abscess in your mouth … English dictionary
gumboil — noun Date: 1753 an abscess in the gum … New Collegiate Dictionary
gumboil — SYN: gingival abscess. * * * gum·boil gəm .bȯil n an abscess in the gum * * * n. the opening on the surface of the gum of a sinus tract from a chronic abscess associated with the roots of a tooth. It may be accompanied by varying degrees of… … Medical dictionary
gumboil — gum|boil [ gʌm,bɔıl ] noun count an ABSCESS in your mouth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gumboil — n. abscess on the gums … English contemporary dictionary
gumboil — noun a small swelling formed on the gum over an abscess at the root of a tooth … English new terms dictionary
gumboil — noun (C) a painful swelling on your gum 1 (1); abscess … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
