gingiva
English
/ˈdʒɪndʒɪvə/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) The gum, consisting of the tissue surrounding the roots of the teeth and covering the jawbone.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gingiva (gum, gums).
Origin
Latin
gingiva
Gloss
gum, gums
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antigingivitis English
- buccogingival English
- dentogingival English
- distogingival English
- gingival English
- gingivally English
- gingivectomy English
- gingivitic English
- gingivitis English
- intragingival English
- linguogingival English
- mucogingival English
- mucogingivitis English
- occlusogingival English
- subgingival English
- supragingival English
- transgingival English
- gingiva Latin
- *ǵyewh₁- Proto-Indo-European