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Gumma vs Gemma - What's the difference?

gumma | gemma |

As a noun gumma

is (pathology) a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis.

As a proper noun gemma is

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gumma

English

Noun

(wikipedia gumma) (en-noun)
  • (pathology) a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis.

    • Derived terms

    *gumma hepatis *gummata *gummose *gummous *gummy

    gemma

    English

    Noun

    (gemmae)
  • (label) bud; an asexual reproductive structure, as found in liverworts and hydra, able to produce new individuals from a cluster of cells.

    • Derived terms

    * gemmoid