Phlegmon
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Latin phlegmōn, phlegmonē (“inflammation beneath the skin”), from Ancient Greek φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ, “inflammation, fiery heat”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “burn”).
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