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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