1) Animal tissue 1) Gum 
The gingiva (sing. and plur.: gingiva), or gums, consist of the mucosal tissue that lies over the mandible and maxilla inside the mouth. ==Structure== Gingiva are part of the soft tissue lining of the mouth. They surround the teeth and provide a seal around them. Compared with the soft tissue linings of the lips and cheeks, most of the gingivae ar...
Soft tissues overlying the crowns of unerupted teeth and encircling the necks of those that have erupted.
The tissue of the upper and lower jaws that surrounds the base of the teeth. Also called gums.
the soft tissue surrounding teeth, also known as the gums.
The Gingiva means the gum which is the area around the root of a tooth. The gingiva is the tough insoluble protein mucosa (a type of membrane) that surrounds the teeth. It forms a band around each tooth that ranges in width from1 to 9 mm. The gingiva is attached in part to the cementum of the tooth and in part to the alveolar bone. The gingiva is c...
Gum tissue, which is pink and firm when it is healthy.
The gum. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
(jin´jĭ-vә) (jin-ji´vә) pl. gin´givae the part of the oral mucosa covering the tooth-bearing border of the jaw. Called also gum. alveolar gingiva attached gingiva. areolar gingiva the portion attached to the alveolar process...
Soft tissue around the teeth, also known as the gums.
The soft tissue that covers the jawbone. Also referred to as the gums.
Type: Term Pronunciation: jin′ji-vă, -vē Definitions: 1. The dense fibrous tissue and overlying mucous membrane enveloping the alveolar processes of the upper and lower jaws and surrounding the necks of the teeth. Synonyms: gum2
Gingiva: The gum.
(jin;ju1-vua) The fleshy covering over the mandible and maxilla through which the teeth protrude within the mouth; also called the gum.
The gums of the mouth.
[n] - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
gum noun the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Soft tissues overlying the crowns of unerupted teeth and encircling the necks of those that have erupted.
Latin = gum (of tooth).
The gums.
The gums.
gum (def. 1).