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phlegmon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Latin phlegmōn, phlegmonē (“inflammation beneath the skin”), from Ancient Greek φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ, “inflammation, fiery heat”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “burn”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَلْغَمُون (falḡamūn) — non collected inflammation of connective tissue
  • Dutch: flegmone — non collected inflammation of connective tissue
  • Greek: πλαστρόν (plastrón) — non collected inflammation of connective tissue
  • Italian: flemmone — non collected inflammation of connective tissue
  • Japanese: 蜂窩織炎 — non collected inflammation of connective tissue
  • Polish: ropowica — non collected inflammation of connective tissue
  • Spanish: flemón — non collected inflammation of connective tissue
  • Walloon: blanc må — non collected inflammation of connective tissue