Meanings
nounphlogosis (countable and uncountable, plural phlogoses)
plural phlogoses
- archaiccountableuncountablemedicineinflammation of external parts of the body; erysipelatous inflammation
Origin
- Ancient Greekφλόγωσις“burning heat”
- Englishphlogosis
From Ancient Greek φλόγωσις (phlógōsis, “burning heat”).
More words from Ancient Greek
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Ancient Greek φλόγωσις
- φλόγωσις (phlógōsis)phlogosis
Catalan flogosi
- flogosiphlogosis
Danish phlogose
- phlogosephlogosis
French phlogose
- phlogosephlogosis
German Phlogosis
- Phlogosisphlogosis
Greek φλόγωση
- φλόγωση (flógosi)phlogosis
Italian flogosi
- flogosiphlogosis
Latin phlogōsis
- phlogōsisphlogosis
Portuguese flogose
- flogosephlogosis
Spanish flogosis
- flogosisphlogosis
Yiddish פֿלאָגאָסיס
- פֿלאָגאָסיס (flogosis)phlogosis
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“phlogosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlogosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phlogosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlogosis.
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