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Epulis

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epulis [ə′pyü·ləs]
(medicine)
A benign tumorlike lesion of the gingiva.
Epulis 

a benign tumorlike growth of soft tissues in the region of the alveolar processes. Epulis results from prolonged irritation of the mucosa and from hormonal changes symptomatic of defective bone formation. An epulis grows slowly and may achieve a size 3 cm in diameter or more. It becomes ulcerous when traumatized by the sharp edge of a tooth or dentures. It is treated by surgery.
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satira a saturitate, unde in choro Liberi patris ministri vino atque epulis pleni Saturi appellabantur.
The Satyrica of Petronius as a Roman palimpsest by Jensson, Gottskalk / Ancient Narrative
The lesions present included gingival epulis and granular cell lesions of the kidneys, lung, heart, esophagus, small and large intestine, thyroid, adrenals, spleen, urinary bladder, testis, pituitary, and leptomeninges.
Granular Cell Tumor of the Thyroid by Paproski, Suzanne M.; Owen, David A. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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