parulis

American

[puh-roo-lis] / pəˈru lɪs /

noun

Pathology.

gumboil.

parulis British

/ pəˈruːlɪs /

noun

pathol another name for gumboil

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Etymology

Origin of parulis

< New Latin < Greek paroulís, equivalent to par- par- + -oulis, derivative of oûlon gum

Example Sentences

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The canker of the mouth ought to be distinguished from aphthæ, the epulis and parulis, scurvy, cancerous ulcers, venereal ulcers and exulceration from the use of mercury.

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