English Explanatory Dictionary

phlegmon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.

Word forms

phlegmon phlegmons

Etymology

From Latin phlegmōn, phlegmonē (“inflammation beneath the skin”), from Ancient Greek φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ, “inflammation, fiery heat”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “burn”).

Derived words

phlegmonic phlegmonoid phlegmonous
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