phlegmon

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

phlegmon (countable and uncountable, plural phlegmons)

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

• phlegmonous

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phlegmon m (plural phlegmons)

1. phlegmon

• “phlegmon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• phlegmonē

From Ancient Greek φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ, “inflammation, fiery heat”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “burn”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɫɛɡ.moːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈflɛɡ.mon]

phlegmōn m (genitive phlegmonis); third declension

1. phlegmon (a solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis).

Third-declension noun.