gumma

/guhm-uh/US // ˈgʌm ə //UK // (ˈɡʌmə) //

胶木,胶水,胶质材料,胶木制品

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural gum·mas, gum·ma·ta [guhm-uh-tuh]. /ˈgʌm ə tə/. Pathology.
- : a rubbery, tumorlike lesion associated with tertiary syphilis.

There was the secret ploughing society of the young men of a village in Gumma prefecture.
He was introduced as a rural religionist from Gumma prefecture set on reforming his countrymen.
An isolated gumma forms a firm elastic swelling, shading off into the surroundings.
If a periosteal gumma breaks down and invades the skin, a syphilitic ulcer is formed with carious bone at the bottom.
The disease is liable to be mistaken for central tumour, gumma, tuberculosis, or abscess of bone.