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

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phlegmon

phlegmatical
phlegmatically
phlegmatick
phlegmatics
phlegmatique
phlegmatization
phlegmatize
phlegmatized
phlegmatizer
phlegmatizers
phlegmatizes
phlegmatizing
phlegmier
phlegmiest
phlegmily
phlegmon (current term)
phlegmonous
phlegmonous abscess
phlegmonous cellulitis
phlegmonous enteritis
phlegmonous erysipelas
phlegmonous gastritis
phlegmonous mastitis
phlegmonous ulcer
phlegmons
phlegms
phlegmy
phleme
phleomycin
phleomycins

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