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Webster 1913 Edition


Phlegmon

Phleg′mon

,
Noun.
[L.
phlegmone
,
phlegmon
, inflammation beneath the skin, Gr.
φλεγμονή
, fr.
φλέγειν
to burn: cf. F.
phlegmon
.]
(Med.)
Purulent inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue.

Webster 1828 Edition


Phlegmon

PHLEG'MON

,
Noun.
[Gr. to burn.] An external inflammation and tumor, attended with burning heat.