phlegmon
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Noun — A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
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Etymology
From Latin phlegmōn, phlegmonē (“inflammation beneath the skin”), from Ancient Greek φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ, “inflammation, fiery heat”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “burn”).
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