gumboil

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noun

A small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum.

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parulis
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Meanings

noungumboil (plural gumboils)

plural gumboils

  1. medicineA small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum.

    Synonyms: parulis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum.

Similar
parulis
Also see
parulis

Origin

From gum + boil.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bogumil
Cite this entry
APA

gumboil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumboil

MLA

“gumboil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumboil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gumboil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumboil.

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