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gumma

Pronunciation: /ˈgʌmə/

Definition of gumma

noun (plural gummas or gummata /-mətə/)

Medicine

a small soft swelling which is characteristic of the late stages of syphilis and occurs in the connective tissue of the liver, brain, testes, and heart.