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Definition of Gingiva
1. Noun. The tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth.
Generic synonyms: Animal Tissue
Group relationships: Mouth, Oral Cavity, Oral Fissure, Rima Oris
Derivative terms: Gingival, Gum
Definition of Gingiva
1. Noun. (anatomy) The gum, consisting of the tissue surrounding the roots of the teeth and covering the jawbone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gingiva
1. the fleshy tissue that surrounds the teeth [n -VAE] : GINGIVAL [adj]
Medical Definition of Gingiva
1. The gum. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gingiva
Literary usage of Gingiva
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences ...by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society (1888)
"Ging-i'va. (L. gingiva, a gum. F. gen<- cine; I. gingiva; S. encía; ... Ging i vae.
(L- gingiva.) The gum«. Gingivitis. (L. gingiva. ..."
2. Hygiene, Dental and General by Clair Elsmere Turner, William Rice (1920)
"The passing of the food materials over the teeth cleanses their various surfaces
and massages the gums and gingiva?. The Care of the Gums and ..."
3. Tobacco Effects In The Mouth by Robert E. Mecklenburg (1995)
"Observe the color, texture, and any swelling or other abnormalities of the
vestibular mucosa and gingiva. (Figures 32 and 33) Figure 32—labial mucosa Figure ..."
4. Practical orthodontia by Martin Dewey (1919)
"in the wire, first to the gingiva, then again bending the wire parallel with the
gingiva, and continuing along the lingual surfaces of the teeth, ..."
5. Clinical Rheumatology: A Problem-oriented Approach to Diagnosis and Management by Roland W. Moskowitz (1921)
"Notice that the labial gingiva is taller and thinner, and the fibers passing ...
The lingual gingiva is broader and flatter, and the fibers passing up into ..."
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