flemón — meaning in English
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English meaning
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abscess
noun A swollen, pus-filled pocket in the body, usually caused by infection.
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phlegmon
noun A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
Senses
flemón is used for these senses in English:
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abscess
(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
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phlegmon
A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
abscess — full definition
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noun A swollen, pus-filled pocket in the body, usually caused by infection.
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verb To develop into a pus-filled swelling.
