gum boil
1gum|boil — «GUHM BOYL», noun. a small abscess on the gums …
2gum boil — parulis …
3boil-off — noun ( s) Etymology: boil off : the process of removing impurities (as size or gum) by boiling fabrics in a scouring solution * * * /boyl awf , of /, n. 1. Rocketry. any vapor loss from the oxidizer or fuel in a rocket during countdown. 2. Also… …
4boil off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb 1. : to degum (silk) by boiling 2. : to remove (gum, sizing, wax, dye) from fabric by boiling in a solution * * * boil off To remove (impurities, etc) by boiling • • • …
5gumboil — gum•boil [[t]ˈgʌmˌbɔɪl[/t]] n. pat den a small abscess on the gum originating in an abscess in the pulp of a tooth • Etymology: 1745–55 …
6gumboil — gum|boil [ gʌm,bɔıl ] noun count an ABSCESS in your mouth …
7gumboil — SYN: gingival abscess. * * * gum·boil gəm .bȯil n an abscess in the gum * * * n. the opening on the surface of the gum of a sinus tract from a chronic abscess associated with the roots of a tooth. It may be accompanied by varying degrees of… …
8Gumboil — Gum boil (g[u^]m boil), n. (Med.) A small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum. [1913 Webster] …
9parulis — SYN: gingival abscess. [G. paroulis, gumboil, fr. para, beside, + oulon, gum] * * * pa·ru·lis pə rü ləs n, pl li·des lə .dēz an abscess in the gum: GUMBOIL * * * pa·ru·lis (pə rooґlis) [para + Gr. oulon gum] an elevated nodule at the site of …
10gumboil — [gum′boil΄] n. a small abscess on the gum associated with tooth decay, but not with pyorrhea or cold sores …
