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imposthumations

imposthumations is the plural of imposthumation.

Meaning of imposthumation

Noun

imposthumation (plural imposthumations)

  1. The formation of an abscess; inflammation; suppuration
  2. An abscess; an imposthume.
    • Askew , a wealthy and facetious farmer of Cornwall , was afflicted with a most alarming imposthumation of which he appeared to be on the very point of suffocation1816, James Ewell, The Medical Companion

Questions about imposthumations

What is imposthumations the plural of?
Imposthumations is the plural of imposthumation.

Words near imposthumations in the dictionary

  1. imposthumate
  2. imposthumated
  3. imposthumates
  4. imposthumating
  5. imposthumation
  6. imposthumations
  7. imposthume
  8. imposthumed
  9. imposthumes
  10. imposthuming
  11. impostor

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