phlegmasia

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/flɛɡˈmeɪzi.ə//flɛɡˈmeɪʒə/

noun

An inflammation, especially of the internal organs.

OriginAncient Greek φλεγμᾰσία →
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Meanings

nounphlegmasia (usually uncountable, plural phlegmasiae)

plural phlegmasiae

  1. archaicuncountableusuallymedicineAn inflammation, especially of the internal organs.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφλεγμᾰσία“inflammation”
  2. Englishphlegmasia

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek φλεγμᾰσία (phlegmăsía, “inflammation”), from φλέγμα (phlégma, “flame”) (whence also phlegm).

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APA

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

MLA

“phlegmasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlegmasia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phlegmasia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlegmasia.

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