GUMMA


Meaning of GUMMA in English

n. (pl. gummas or gummata) Med. a small soft swelling occurring in the connective tissue of the liver, brain, testes, and heart, and characteristic of the late stages of syphilis.

Derivatives:

gummatous adj.

Etymology: mod.L f. L gummi GUM(1)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.