noun
aposteme
Aposteme (noun) means (dated, medicine) A swollen, pus-filled abscess.
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(dated, medicine) A swollen, pus-filled abscess.
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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').
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What is the meaning of aposteme?
"aposteme" (noun) means (dated, medicine) A swollen, pus-filled abscess.
