aposteme

Etymology

Came from Middle English aposteme ('a swelling, inflammation'), from Old French aposteme and Late Latin apostēma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστημα (apóstēma, 'abscess') — also the source of Modern Greek απόστημα (apóstima, 'abscess') — related to ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, 'to remove').