phlegmon

English

Etymology

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

Noun

phlegmon (countable and uncountable, plural phlegmons)

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

Derived terms

• phlegmonic
• phlegmonoid
• phlegmonous

Translations

non collected inflammation of connective tissue

• Arabic: فَلْغَمُون m (falḡamūn)
• Dutch: flegmone (nl) c
• Greek: πλαστρόν n (plastrón)
• Italian: flemmone (it) m
• Japanese: 蜂窩織炎
• Polish: ropowica (pl) f
• Spanish: flemón (es) m
• Walloon: blanc må (wa) m

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

phlegmon m (plural phlegmons)

1. phlegmon

Further reading

• “phlegmon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Latin

Alternative forms

• phlegmonē

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ, “inflammation, fiery heat”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “burn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɫɛɡ.moːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈflɛɡ.mon]

Noun

phlegmōn m (genitive phlegmonis); third declension

1. phlegmon (a solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis).

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	phlegmōn	phlegmonēs
genitive	phlegmonis	phlegmonum
dative	phlegmonī	phlegmonibus
accusative	phlegmonem	phlegmonēs
ablative	phlegmone	phlegmonibus
vocative	phlegmōn	phlegmonēs