aposteme
aposteme · apostemes
An abscess; a pustulent swellingAn abscess; a pustulent swelling.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)An abscess; a pustulent swelling.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English aposteme (“a swelling, inflamation”), from Old French aposteme and LatFrom Middle English aposteme (“a swelling, inflamation”), from Old French aposteme and Late Latin apostēma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστημα (apóstēma, “abcesse”) (source of Modern Greek απόστημα (apóstima, “abscess”)), related to ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, “to remove”).
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