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gumma.

a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from New Latin gumma, extended in meaning from Late Latin gumma (“gum, resin”), a late form of cummis, cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), of Egyptian origin. Doublet of gum (Etymology 2).

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