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phlegmon

phlegmon noun: a solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.

Noun

phlegmon (countable and uncountable, plural phlegmons)

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

phlegmon meaning in Tamil and Arabic

phlegmon in Tamil

புரையோட்டம்

phlegmon in Arabic

non collected inflammation of connective tissue
فَلْغَمُون falḡamūn

Forms of phlegmon

pluralphlegmons

Origin of phlegmon

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

Words formed from phlegmon

Questions about phlegmon

What does phlegmon mean?
Phlegmon means a solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
What is phlegmon in Tamil?
Phlegmon in Tamil is புரையோட்டம். See Phlegmon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phlegmon?
Phlegmon is a noun.
What is the plural of phlegmon?
The plural of phlegmon is phlegmons.

Words near phlegmon in the dictionary

  1. phlegmiest
  2. phlegmily
  3. phlegminess
  4. phlegmish
  5. phlegmless
  6. phlegmon
  7. phlegmonic
  8. phlegmonoid
  9. phlegmonous
  10. phlegmons
  11. phlegms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phlegmon (page history and authors); phlegmon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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