gumma Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis

WordNet

Gum"ma noun
Etymology
NL. So called from its gummy contents See Gum.
Wordforms
plural Gummata
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A kind of soft tumor, usually of syphilitic origin.

Webster 1913