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parulis

[ puh-roo-lis ]

noun

Pathology.


parulis

/ əˈːɪ /

noun

  1. pathol another name for gumboil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parulis1

< New Latin < Greek 貹dzܱí, equivalent to par- par- + -oulis, derivative of ûDz gum
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parulis1

C19: from para- 1+ Greek oulon gum
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The canker of the mouth ought to be distinguished from aphthæ, the epulis and parulis, scurvy, cancerous ulcers, venereal ulcers and exulceration from the use of mercury.

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Antonyms: innocence, inculpability. guiltless, a. inculpable, blameless, innocent. guilty, a. culpable, punishable, criminal, peccant, sinful. guise, n. way, custom, manner, mien; garb, shape, appearance, dress, cloak. gulch, n. gully, ravine. gulf, n.abyss, chasm; vortex, whirlpool, rapids, maelstrom; bay. gulfweed, n. sargasso. gull, n. cheat, swindle, humbug, fraud; dupe, gudgeon, cully; seamew, mew, cob. gullet, n. esophagus. gullible, a. credulous. gully, n. gulch, ravine, gorge, couloir. gumboll, n. parulis. gummy, a. viscous, adhesive. gumption, n.

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