apostematous

English

Etymology

From apostemate +‎ -ous.

Adjective

apostematous (comparative more apostematous, superlative most apostematous)

1. Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.
   • 1827, Thomas John Graham, Of Pulmonary Consumption: Of the Apostematous Consumption, chapter section in Modern Domestic Medicine, page 275-276,

     But I suspect they are rarely applicable to any other than the apostematous phthisis. […] Patients labouring under severe apostematous consumption, have often derived signal advantage from living solely on milk.