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Red-gum   /rɛd-gəm/   Listen
noun
Red-gum  n.  
1.
(Med.) An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; strophulus.
2.
A name of rust on grain. See Rust.





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"Red-gum" Quotes from Famous Books



... the second day was suffering with radiating pains and distention. The following day it was found that the stitches and plaster had been removed, and the anterior wound was gaping and contained an ichorous discharge. The patient was bathing the wound with a decoction of the leaves of the red-gum tree. Notwithstanding that the spear measured seven inches, and the interference of treatment, the abdominal wound closed on the sixth day, and recovery was uninterrupted. Gilkrist mentions an instance ...
— Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine • George M. Gould
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