- gummas
- n. type of tumor generally caused by syphilis
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Gumma (pathology) — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 30601 ICD10 = ICD10|A|52|3|a|50 ICD10|A|52|7|a|50 ICD9 = ICD9|090.5 ICD9|094.9 ICD9|095 ICD9|102.6 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000859 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = A gumma is a… … Wikipedia
gumma — An infectious granuloma that is characteristic of tertiary syphilis, but does not always develop, and that may be solitary (as large as 8–10 cm in diameter) or multiple and diffusely scattered (1 mm or less in diameter). Gummas are characterized… … Medical dictionary
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gumma — noun (plural gummas; also gummata) Etymology: New Latin gummat , gumma, from Late Latin, gum, alteration of Latin gummi gum Date: circa 1722 a tumor of gummy or rubbery consistency that is characteristic of the tertiary stage of syphilis •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tertiary syphilis — noun Date: 1875 the third stage of syphilis that develops after disappearance of the symptoms of secondary syphilis and is marked by ulcers in and gummas under the skin and commonly by involvement of the skeletal, cardiovascular, and nervous… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bejel — Bejel, or endemic syphilis, is a chronic skin and tissue disease caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum .Although the organism that causes bejel, Treponema pallidum endemicum , is morphologically and… … Wikipedia
Tripoli — (Gesch.). Der Landstrich, welcher das jetzige T. bildet, hieß im Alterthum Syrtica regio (s.u. Syrten) u. seit dem 3. Jahrh. n. Chr. nach der Vereinigung der drei Städte Leptis Magna, Sabrata u. Öa unter Einem Regiment Tripolitana regio. Diese… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
gumma — gummatous, adj. /gum euh/, n., pl. gummas, gummata /gum euh teuh/. Pathol. a rubbery, tumorlike lesion associated with tertiary syphilis. [1715 25; < NL; see GUM1] * * * ▪ prefecture, Japan landlocked ken (prefecture) … Universalium
syphilis — /sif euh lis/, n. Pathol. a chronic infectious disease, caused by a spirochete, Treponema pallidum, usually venereal in origin but often congenital, and affecting almost any organ or tissue in the body, esp. the genitals, skin, mucous membranes,… … Universalium
Symptomatic — 1 With symptoms, as a symptomatic infection. 2 Characteristic, as behavior symptomatic of Huntington disease. 3 Directed at the symptoms, as symptomatic treatment. * * * Indicative; relating to or constituting the aggregate of symptoms of a… … Medical dictionary
