gumboiln.
/ˈɡʌmbɔɪl/, U.S. /ˈɡəmˌbɔɪl/ An inflammatory swelling or small abscess on the gum.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of mouth > [noun] > disorders of gums
gumboil1753
pyorrhoea1787
gum-rash1822
epulis1859
gingivitis1860
periodontitis1870
sponginess1873
Riggs' disease1875
gingivostomatitis1900
periodontoclasia1914
periodontosis1936
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > suppuration > [noun] > a suppuration > abscess > other abscesses
vomica1684
gumboil1753
milk abscess1784
cold abscess1828
1753 N. Torriano tr. J. B. L. Chomel Hist. Diss. Gangrenous Sore Throat 63 Abscesses in the Mouth and Gums (called Gum-boils).
1828 J. R. Lowell Lett. (1894) I. 6 I have got the ague together with a gum~bile.
1866 D. Livingstone 28 Jan. in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. i. 3 The Sultan had tooth-ache, and a gumboil.
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