Kindles the gummy bark of fir or pine. --Milton.
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Then rubs his gummy eyes. --Dryden.
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{Gummy tumor} (Med.), a gumma. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
gummy tumor — gumma … Medical dictionary
Gummy (disambiguation) — Gummy also spelled gummi could refer to:* Gummi bears: small, rubbery textured confectionery in the form of a bear * Disney s Adventures of the Gummi Bears , an American animated TV series * I Am Your Gummy Bear , a novelty song by Gummibär *… … Wikipedia
Gummy — Gum my, a. [Compar. {Gummer} (?); superl. {Gummirst}.] Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or containing gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum. [1913 Webster] Kindles the gummy bark of fir or pine. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gumma — (gum ah) A soft, gummy tumor occurring in tertiary syphilis … Dictionary of microbiology
Gumma — Gum ma (g[u^]m m[.a]), n.; pl. {Gummata}. [NL. So called from its gummy contents See {Gum}.] (Med.) A kind of soft tumor, usually of syphilitic origin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gummata — Gumma Gum ma (g[u^]m m[.a]), n.; pl. {Gummata}. [NL. So called from its gummy contents See {Gum}.] (Med.) A kind of soft tumor, usually of syphilitic origin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gumma — noun (plural gummas; also gummata) Etymology: New Latin gummat , gumma, from Late Latin, gum, alteration of Latin gummi gum Date: circa 1722 a tumor of gummy or rubbery consistency that is characteristic of the tertiary stage of syphilis •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gumma — An infectious granuloma that is characteristic of tertiary syphilis, but does not always develop, and that may be solitary (as large as 8–10 cm in diameter) or multiple and diffusely scattered (1 mm or less in diameter). Gummas are characterized… … Medical dictionary
pap|il|lo|ma — «PAP uh LOH muh», noun, plural mas, ma|ta « muh tuh». a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane, formed by overgrown papillae and usually covered by a layer of thickened epidermis or epithelium, such as a wart or corn: »By condensing the… … Useful english dictionary
