GINGIVA (gingivae)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: gingivae   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does gingiva mean? 

• GINGIVA (noun)
  The noun GINGIVA has 1 sense:

1. the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

  Familiarity information: GINGIVA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GINGIVA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

gingiva; gum

Hypernyms ("gingiva" is a kind of...):

animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)

Holonyms ("gingiva" is a part of...):

mouth; oral cavity; oral fissure; rima oris (the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge)

Derivation:

gingival (of or relating to the gums)

 Context examples 

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the upper or lower gingiva.

(Gingival Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Administration of a drug within the gingivae.

(Intragingival Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic nodular lesion that arises from the gingiva.

(Gingival Fibroepithelial Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

A carcinoma of the oral cavity that arises from the upper or lower gingiva.

(Gingival Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A branch of the maxillary artery that is found in the gingiva, premolars, and molars.

(Alveolar Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

K. oralis is normally found in small numbers in the oral cavity; periodontitis and gingivitis may correlate with increases in numbers of this species in the gingiva.

(Kingella oralis, NCI Thesaurus)

A carcinoma of the oral cavity that arises from the lower gingiva.

(Lower Gingival Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually presents as a slow growing exophytic mass in the gingiva.

(Peripheral Odontogenic Fibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

The interface between the more apically located alveolar mucosa and the more coronally located gingiva.

(Mucogingival Junction, NCI Thesaurus)

A verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity that arises from the lower gingiva.

(Lower Gingival Verrucous Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)