phlegmon

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noun

A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.

OriginLatin phlegmōn ← Ancient Greek φλεγμονή →
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Meanings

nounphlegmon (countable and uncountable, plural phlegmons)

plural phlegmons

  1. countableuncountableA solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφλεγμονή“inflammation, fiery heat”
  2. Latinphlegmōn
  3. Englishphlegmon

From Latin phlegmōn, phlegmonē (“inflammation beneath the skin”), from Ancient Greek φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ, “inflammation, fiery heat”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “burn”).

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Translations

Arabic فَلْغَمُون
  • فَلْغَمُون (falḡamūn)non collected inflammation of connective tissue
Dutch flegmone
  • flegmonenon collected inflammation of connective tissue
Greek πλαστρόν
  • πλαστρόν (plastrón)non collected inflammation of connective tissue
Italian flemmone
  • flemmonenon collected inflammation of connective tissue
Japanese 蜂窩織炎
  • 蜂窩織炎non collected inflammation of connective tissue
Polish ropowica, ropówka
  • ropowicanon collected inflammation of connective tissue
  • ropówkanon collected inflammation of connective tissue
  • flegmonanon collected inflammation of connective tissue
Spanish flemón
  • flemónnon collected inflammation of connective tissue
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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