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Gumma vs Ulcer - What's the difference?

gumma | ulcer |

In pathology terms the difference between gumma and ulcer

is that gumma is a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis while ulcer is peptic ulcer.

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

    ulcer

    English

    (wikipedia ulcer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.
  • (pathology) peptic ulcer
  • (figurative) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.

    • Derived terms

    * ulcerate * ulceration * ulcerative * ulcerous * ulcerously * ulcerousness

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