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GUMBOIL
gumboil
(noun) a boil or abscess on the gums
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gumboil (plural gumboils)
(medicine) A small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum.
Synonym: parulis
Anagrams
• Bogumil
Source: Wiktionary
Gum"boil, n. (Med.)
Definition: A small suppurting inflamed spot on the gum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMMOBILIZATION
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