phlegmon
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin phlegmōn, phlegmonē (“inflammation beneath the skin”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ, “inflammation, fiery heat”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “burn”).
Noun
phlegmon (plural phlegmons)
- A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
Derived terms
Translations
non collected inflammation of connective tissue
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