| gummatous | <medicine> Belonging to, or resembling, gumma. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| gummatous abscess | An abscess due to the softening and breaking down of a gumma, especially in bone. Synonym: syphilitic abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gummatous syphilid | Origin: NL. So called from its gummy contents See Gum. <medicine> A kind of soft tumour, usually of syphilitic origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gummatous ulcer | Lesion of the skin occurring in late syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gummite | <chemical> A yellow amorphous mineral, essentially a hydrated oxide of uranium derived from the alteration of uraninite. Origin: So called because it occurs in rounded or flattened pieces which look like gum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gummous | 1. Gumlike, or composed of gum; gummy. 2. <medicine> Of or pertaining to a gumma. Origin: L. Gummosus; cf. F. Gommeux. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gummy | Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or containing gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum. "Kindles the gummy bark of fir or pine." (Milton) "Then rubs his gummy eyes. <medicine> " (Dryden) Gummy tumour, a gumma. Origin: Compar. Gummer; superl. Gummirst. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Gumprecht's shadows | Immature leukocytes of any type that have undergone partial breakdown during preparation of a stained smear or tissue section, because of their greater fragility; smudge cell's are seen in largest numbers in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Synonym: basket cell, Gumprecht's shadows, shadow cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gumprecht, Ferdinand | <person> German physician, *1864. See: Klein-Gumprecht shadow nuclei, Gumprecht's shadows. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gums | <dentistry> The pink areas around your teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| Indian gum | An exudation from Anogeisus latifolia (family Combrettaceae); the mucilage is used as a substitute for acacia mucilage. Synonym: ghatti gum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| eucalyptus gum | A dried gummy exudation from Eucalyptus rostrata and other species of Eucalyptus (family Myrtaceae); used as an astringent (in gargles and troches) and as an antidiarrhoeal agent. Synonym: red gum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| karaya gum | <chemical> Polysaccharide gum from sterculia urens, an indian tree; it is used as suspending or stabilizing agent in foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals; also as bulk-forming laxative, surgical lubricant and adhesive and in the treatment of skin ulcers. Pharmacological action: cathartic, excipient, tissue adhesives. Chemical name: Karaya gum (12 Dec 1998) |
| locust gum | <botany> The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's bread. The Honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico. Origin: Sp. Algarroba, fr. Ar. Al-kharrbah. Cf. Carob. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |