MEANING
A pus-producing inflammation of connective tissue, often spreading through the affected area.
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Name a purulent inflammation spreading through connective tissue.Use precise clinical language to make a medical or body-horror scene feel unsettlingly matter-of-fact.
Words that belong together
- acute phlegmon
- phlegmon of the tongue
- phlegmonous inflammation
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The scan showed a phlegmon spreading through the soft tissue beside the wound.
Word forms
- Base
- phlegmon
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Usage notes
A technical medical term for purulent inflammation of connective tissue; it is not interchangeable with every localized abscess.
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