phlegmasia

English

Etymology

From New Latin , from Ancient Greek φλεγμᾰσία (phlegmasía, “inflammation”), from φλέγμα (phlégma, “flame”) (whence also phlegm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɛɡˈmeɪzi.ə/, /flɛɡˈmeɪʒə/

Noun

phlegmasia (usually uncountable, plural phlegmasiae)

1. (archaic, medicine) An inflammation, especially of the internal organs.

Derived terms

• phlegmasia alba dolens
• phlegmasia cerulea dolens
• phlegmasia dolens

References

• “phlegmasia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.