imposthumation

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noun

The formation of an abscess; inflammation; suppuration

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Meanings

nounimposthumation (plural imposthumations)

plural imposthumations

  1. The formation of an abscess; inflammation; suppuration
  2. An abscess; an imposthume.

    Askew , a wealthy and facetious farmer of Cornwall , was afflicted with a most alarming imposthumation of which he appeared to be on the very point of suffocation

    1816, James Ewell, The Medical Companion

Origin

See apostemation.

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APA

imposthumation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imposthumation

MLA

“imposthumation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imposthumation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imposthumation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imposthumation.

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