English Explanatory Dictionary

gumma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

gumma gummas gummata

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).

Derived words

gumma hepatis gummata gummation gummatous gummose gummous gummy
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