gumboil

/guhm-boil/US // ˈgʌmˌbɔɪl //UK // (ˈɡʌmˌbɔɪl) //

饺子,饺子酒,饺子酱,炖菜

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Pathology.
- : a small abscess on the gum, originating in an abscess in the pulp of a tooth.

If he has sciatica, pleurisy or a gumboil, he can speak of his ailments and tell people what is the matter with him.
I've been young myself, and I know youth is touchy as a gumboil when it comes to love affairs.
A good example of this is seen in what is known as a gumboil.
George, my dear old school-chum, with the V.C., and his wife tells me of it as casually as if it had been a gumboil!