GUMMATOUS

Etymology

Adjective

gummatous (comparative more gummatous, superlative most gummatous)

(medicine) Belonging to, or resembling, gumma.

Source: Wiktionary


Gum*ma"tous, a. (Med.)

Definition: Belonging to, or resembling, gumma.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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