gumma
noun
a rubbery, tumorlike lesion associated with tertiary syphilis.
gummatous
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a word derived from
gumma.
Example Sentences
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When the tibia is affected the disease is frequently bilateral, and may assume the form of gummatous ulcers and sinuses.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
From what formations is the gummatous syphiloderm to be differentiated?
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Both the gummatous lesions and the fibrosis of tertiary syphilis are directly excited by the spirochætes.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
These facts, together with the disappearance of the induration under treatment, make it very likely that the lesion is really gummatous in character.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
Does the gummatous syphiloderm invariably appear as a rounded well-defined tumor?
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
