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GINGIVA
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Irregular inflected form: gingivae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gingiva" is a kind of...):
animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)
Holonyms ("gingiva" is a part of...):
mouth; oral cavity; oral fissure; rima oris (the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge)
Derivation:
gingival (of or relating to the gums)
Context examples:
A squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity that arises from the lower gingiva.
(Lower Gingival Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Peripheral giant cell granuloma refers to the gingiva (giant cell epulis); central refers to the jaw.
(Giant Cell Granuloma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A benign neoplasm arising from the fibrous soft tissues of the gingiva.
(Gingival Angiofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
It occurs in the maxillofacial skeleton or the gingiva.
(Benign Odontogenic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
In a minority of cases it grows extraosseously in the gingiva.
(Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Long-term inflammation of the gingiva surrounding the crown of a tooth, usually of an incompletely erupted tooth.
(Chronic Pericoronitis, NCI Thesaurus)
An substance intended for use on the teeth or gingiva in the oral cavity.
(Dental Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
An ameloblastoma that arises from the soft tissues in the gingiva or alveolar mucosa.
(Extraosseous/Peripheral Ameloblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the upper or lower gingiva.
(Benign Gingival Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A ligament located in the lamina propria of the marginal gingiva that encircles the tooth.
(Circular Ligament of the Tooth, NCI Thesaurus)
