Definition of Phlegmon
1. n. Purulent inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue.
Definition of Phlegmon
1. Noun. A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis. ¹
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Definition of Phlegmon
1. an inflammation with pus [n -S]
Medical Definition of Phlegmon
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1. A spreading, diffuse inflammatory reaction to infection with microaerophilic streptococci, which forms a suppurative or gangrenous and undermining lesion that may extend into deep subcutaneous tissues and muscles, creating multiple small pockets of pus.
Synonym: phlegmonous cellulitis.
Compare: cellulitis, erysipelas.
2. A solid, swollen, inflamed mass of pancreatic tissue occurring as a complication of acute pancreatitis, which may subside spontaneously or become secondarily infected and develop into an abscess.
Origin: Gr. Phlegmon
(13 Nov 1997)
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