epulisn.
/ɛˈpjuːlɪs/ Pathology.
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gumboil1753
pyorrhoea1787
gum-rash1822
epulis1859
gingivitis1860
periodontitis1870
sponginess1873
Riggs' disease1875
gingivostomatitis1900
periodontoclasia1914
periodontosis1936
1859 J. Tomes Syst. Dental Surg. 518 Tumours springing up from the margin of the gums..usually receive the designation, epulis.
1879 T. Bryant Man. Pract. Surg. (ed. 3) I. xiii. 537 Under..epulis are included, rightly or wrongly, most of the tumours of the gums.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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