epulis
Britishnoun
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pathol a swelling of the gum, usually as a result of fibrous hyperplasia
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vet science a benign tumour attached to the jaw of an animal, esp a dog
Example Sentences
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Tune epulis adeo es, soror, officiosa juvandis, Et sinis has, inquit, Martha, perire dapes?
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
Postquam prima quies epulis, mensæque remotæ, Crateras magnas statuunt et vina coronant.
From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Samber, Robert
For instance, he tells of removing a large epulis and gives an account in detail of the case.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph
Hic sceptra accipere et primos attollere fasces Regibus omen erat; hoc illis curia templum, Hae sacris sedes epulis; hic, ariete caeso, Perpetuis soliti patres considere mensis595.
From The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil by Sellar, W. Y.
Refecti autem epulis diversos ludos acturi campos extra civitatem adeunt.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
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