Look up: phlegmon

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   Phlegmon
   An inflammatory swelling such as a boil or abscess
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   Phlegmon
   Phleg'mon noun [ Latin phlegmone , phlegmon , inflammation beneath the skin, Greek ..., from ... to burn: confer French phlegmon .] (Medicine) Purulent inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue.
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   phlegmon
   1. <dermatology> A spreading, diffuse inflammatory reaction to infection with microaerophilic streptococci, which forms a suppurative or gangrenous and undermining lesion that may extend into deep subcutaneous tissues and muscles, creating multiple small pockets of pus. ... Synonym: phlegmonous cellulitis. ... Compare: cellulitis, erysipelas.
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   Phlegmon
   `Phlegmon` is a spreading diffuse inflammatory process with formation of suppurative/purulent exudate or pus.
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   phlegmon
   (fleg´mon) old term for a type of acute subcutaneous inflammation, sometimes with abscess; various conditions are still referred to using the adjective phlegmonous. pancreatic phlegmon a solid, swollen, inflamed mass of pancreatic tissue occurring as a complication of acute pancreat...
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   Phlegmon
   • (n.) Purulent inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue.
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   phlegmon
   phlegmon, phlegmonous 1. A spreading, diffuse inflammatory reaction to infection with microaerophilic streptococci, that forms a suppurative or gangrenous and undermining lesion that may extend into deep subcutaneous tissues and muscles, creating multiple small pockets of pus. 2. A solid, swollen, inflamed mass of pancreatic tissue occurring as a compilation of acute pa...
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