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. gummatous adj.
[ mod.L f. L gummi GUM(1) ]
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. gummatous adj.
[ mod.L f. L gummi GUM(1) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012