epulis
Britishnoun
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pathol a swelling of the gum, usually as a result of fibrous hyperplasia
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vet science a benign tumour attached to the jaw of an animal, esp a dog
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Hic sceptra accipere et primos attollere fasces Regibus omen erat; hoc illis curia templum, Hae sacris sedes epulis; hic, ariete caeso, Perpetuis soliti patres considere mensis595.
From The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil by Sellar, W. Y.
He thought that one form of epulis was due to inflammation of a chronic character, and suggests that if remedies do not succeed it should be removed.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph
Tumours of the Alveolar Process.—Epulis.—The tumours that grow from the alveolar processes of the jaws appear at first sight to spring from the gums, hence the term epulis, generally applied to them.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Fibroma is met with chiefly as a periosteal growth in relation to the mouth and pharynx, the simple epulis of the alveolar margin and the naso-pharyngeal polypus being the most common examples.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
L�tus Hiartuarus prandendi gratia positis mensis conuiuium pugn� succedere iubet, uictoriam epulis prosecuturus.
From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.
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