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Gums

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003693

The tissue of the upper and lower jaws that surrounds the base of the teeth. Also called gingiva.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003693
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsgingiva
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003693",
  "term": "Gums",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The tissue of the upper and lower jaws that surrounds the base of the teeth. Also called gingiva.",
  "synonyms": [
    "gingiva"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/gums/"
}

Record 8,229 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.