"epulis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪˈpju.lɪs/ [General-American] Forms: epulides [plural]
Rhymes: -uːlɪs Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin epūlis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-new|epūlis}} New Latin epūlis Head templates: {{en-noun|epulides}} epulis (plural epulides)
  1. (medicine) A hard tumour or tumorous growth developed from the gums.

Inflected forms

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