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
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- gum
- plural
- Gingivas
- possessive
- Gingiva's
- pluralpossessive
- Gingivas'