apostematous

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adjective

Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.

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Meanings

adjectiveapostematous (comparative more apostematous, superlative most apostematous)

comparative more apostematous · superlative most apostematous

  1. Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.
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    1827, Thomas John Graham, Of Pulmonary Consumption: Of the Apostematous Consumption, chapter section in Modern Domestic Medicine, page 275-276, But I suspect they are rarely applicable to any other than the apostematous phthisis. […] Patients labouring under severe apostematous consumption, have often derived signal advantage from living solely on milk.

Origin

From apostemate + -ous.

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apostematous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostematous

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Chicago

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