gumma

American  

[guhm-uh] / ˈgʌm ə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

gummas, gummata

1. a rubbery, tumorlike lesion associated with tertiary syphilis.

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gumma British  

/ ˈɡʌmə /

noun

1. pathol a rubbery tumour characteristic of advanced syphilis, occurring esp on the skin, liver, brain or heart

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Other Word Forms

• gummatous adjective

Etymology

Origin of gumma

From New Latin, dating back to 1715–25; see origin at gum ¹

Example Sentences

If the block is due to some actual lesion of the bundle of His, such as fibrosis, gumma, or other lesion, then atropin will have no influence to terminate the block.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

A carbuncle is to be differentiated from an ulcerated gumma and from anthrax pustule.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

An unbroken gumma is liable to be confused only with the uncommon form of epithelioma which begins as a nodule under the mucous membrane.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Syphilitic osteo-arthritis results from a gumma in the periosteum or marrow of one of the adjacent bones.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Sometimes both nerves are involved—for example, in fracture implicating both sides of the anterior fossa, and in tumours, particularly gumma, growing in the region of the floor of the third ventricle.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander