noun
aposteme
Aposteme (noun) means an abscess; a pustulent swelling.
noun
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An abscess; a pustulent swelling.
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Etymology
From Middle English aposteme (“a swelling, inflamation”), from Old French aposteme and Late Latin apostēma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστημα (apóstēma, “abcesse”) (source of Modern Greek απόστημα (apóstima, “abscess”)), related to ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, “to remove”).
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"aposteme" (noun) means an abscess; a pustulent swelling.