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Gingiva

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
gum
plural
Gingivas
possessive
Gingiva's
pluralpossessive
Gingivas'